Encore episode! In honor of spooky season, we bring you a compilation of freaky fungus facts. We talk fungal decay, fungal poisons, fungi that never seem to die, bizarre biochemistry, how fungi are taking over the world, and more. Tune in, shroom in, and get into the spirit of Halloween with our special edition SPoOkY mUsHroOms episode!Show Notes:Death Cap: Amanita phalloides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloidesCorpse Finder Mushroom Hebeloma vinosophyllum: http://www.dannyhaelewaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/haelewaters-2013-hebeloma-pioneer-genus-in-forensic-mycology.pdfAgaricus bisporus vaccine production: https://news.psu.edu/video/224110/2011/06/08/mushroom-used-produce-vaccinesDead Man’s Fingers: https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/xylaria-polymorpha.phpBleeding Fungus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckiiBleeding Octopus Stinkhorn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrus_archeriChytrid parasite on tardigrades: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/b85-211Massospora “Flying Salt Shakers of Death”: https://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/2013/02/19/flying-salt-shakers-of-death/Fungal parasites on nematodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematophagous_fungusSerpula lacrymans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpula_lacrymansLascaux Cave Fungus: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283643474_Lascaux_Cave_An_Example_of_Fragile_Ecological_Balance_in_Subterranean_EnvironmentsRose Growers Disease: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/sporotrichosis/index.htmlTrichophyton infectious fungi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrichophytonPoison Coral Fungus: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521283/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podostroma_cornu-damaeMushrooms fruiting in lungs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC228320/pdf/331979.pdfAntifungal Resistance Candida: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/antifungal-resistance/Mushroom Death Suit: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-mushroom-suit-digests-your-body-after-you-dieBlood Spore: https://harpers.org/archive/2013/07/blood-spore/