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Mushroom growing on a frog
February 23 , 2024
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- The Scientists discovered a mushroom growing out of the side of the frog in the foothills of the Western Ghats in India.
- This is the first time that a mushroom has been observed growing out of a living being.
- It is discovered on “Rao’s Golden-backed frogs” in a rainwater-fed pond in the foothills of the Kudremukha ranges at Mala, Karkala, in Karnataka.
- The mushroom identified as the Bonnet mushroom, which usually grows on dead and rotting wood.
- There are also some that are parasitic and can cause infections like mucormycosis, more commonly known as “black fungus”.
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