You guys know about those little black dots you get on your paint..

anyway, i was sitting in my class Magical Mushrooms and Mischievous Molds (yes that is actually a class), and my professor brought up this topic of those black dots. they are actually called Sphaerobolus Stellatus or "the artillery fungus" they form on mulch and when they get wet, it causes a reaction of the fungus to shoot this little black substance out..as far as 18 FEET IN DISTANCE!. Some people say it is the only thing in nature that can stick two pieces of teflon together.

I'm planning on writing a term paper on these things, i'll share it in april when its due..

anyway, i thought i'd share this interesting find..

heres some more information: Sphaerobolus stellatus, the cannonball fungus, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for June 2005

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