Fire loving fungi - the movie

🍄🔥The world looked on in horror as Australia burned in one of the worst bushfire seasons on record. The forest was devastated but surprisingly mushrooms started appearing within days of the fires going through. 🔥🍄
In the months after the fire fungi obsessives Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak documented the fungi coming up on the Mt Nardi fireground and its surprising and vital role in helping the forest regenerate after the fire.

[@CharlieHolmesT]

This is really good, I hope the algorithm gives it the push it deserves

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you for the lovely feedback. The algorithm does seem to be working for it at the moment and bringing people such as your good self to our page. You may also be interested in our documentary about a fungi safari in the Himalayas streaming on many platforms - info at www.planetfungi.movie And there is a masterclass in mushroom photography. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and supporting our work 🍄❤️🎥

[@andrasdudas8226]

I saw it popped up for me in hungary. I am subscribed, but not notified.

[@somedude2853]

Fortunately, it gave this video the push it needed in my feed!

[@nathansurrett2088]

If you take the idea proposed by Merlin Sheldrake in his book, 'Entangled life', and we look at fungi as the farmers/cultivators of plants, this takes another level of meaning. These fungi are doing everything they can to protect their autotrophs, their food and livelihood. Is this a concept you ever use to help wrap your mind around what you are seeing? I love this content, I love the care and effort you all have made to bring this to the public. I agree, this is very inspiring, thank you.

[@PlanetFungi]

We love Merlin's book and we like him believe that everything in nature is about symbiosis. Like the forest human beings are packed full of fungi, bacteria, viruses - some doing good some more threatening other parts of the organism but all connected to make the whole. Nature has developed so many strategies to survive and reproduce - like the pioneering plants of a forest after a disaster these fire loving fungi definitely are ancient survivors.

[@ithinkmydogisdead1786]

@@PlanetFungi cool

[@BelindaMuller]

I'm so glad I found you. After two failed marriages, single parenting, then unemployment during Covid with both of my parents battling cancer, it was so easy to feel my life was over. You've not only reminded me that I have been accepted into uni to study microbiology - specifically mycology - but you've shown me what I can look forward to, and I learned from you that there aren't many mycologists in Australia, which I find utterly astounding and am even more excited about my future prospects as I am in SE QLD. It may be that one day I have the honour of even meeting you personally, but for now, please know you've given one broken lady a ray of sunshine and hope, and there is an extremely enthusiastic future mycologist here just waiting to break out again, like pink slugs and fungi after a bushfire.

[@PlanetFungi]

Ah that's lovely Belinda - hopefully we will meet some day on a trail in one of our sub-tropical rainforests.

[@FindInNature]

It's always interesting to see the fungi everywhere after a fire. After the fire usually we can find species that we didn't use to find before. Very cool the "Stone Maker Fungus". 👌 I've found Anthracobia melaloma after a big fire a few years ago, they were growing everywhere.

[@PlanetFungi]

It truly was fascinating. We will keep going up once the summer rains start in early 2021.

[@LaFlaneuse0]

@@PlanetFungi great!

[@JanitaShowaars]

I find it really cute how he brings a kneepad, because you know it gradually became a stable among his exploration necessities

[@xTetraMuffinsx]

glad the algorithm is pushing quality content

[@andrasdudas8226]

Yeah, now they gonna suppress leftist channels but also push science. I guess.

[@gandalf1753]

The level at which fungus have an effect on the environment never ceases to amaze me, imagine over the course of history how much they've played a role through the development of the land and the life on it. We truly underestimate their role on this planet. Thank you for sharing your passion.

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you for the lovely feedback. If you are interested in fungi you may also be interested in our 52 minute documentary about a fungi safari in the remote forests of the Eastern Himalayas - packed with new fungi finds, fabulous festivals and many edible, poisonous, weird and stunning mushrooms. It's called "Planet Fungi - north east India" and info about it can be found on our website - www.planetfungi.movie There is also a fungi photography masterclass which is designed to help people take the best mushroom shot they can with either a digital camera or an iphone and covers some advanced focus stacking techniques in the field and in post-production. Once again thanks for supporting our work about the wonderful kingdom of fungi.🍄❤️🎥

[@EDMPeretti]

Just found this channel and now I'm a fungi enthusiast

[@PlanetFungi]

That is fabulous - thanks for watching and your support.

[@wendychandler8304]

You have made it so clear and simple ( I'm going to root in my old bonfire later) - gardeners are told to put bonfire ash straight onto the garden, where it is more beneficial warm than cold. Some like it hot, indeed.!

[@bidibibip]

This is absolutely fascinating! "Fungi Photographer" looks like it's the best job in the world! Thank you for sharing your passion, knowledge and insanely beautiful photos with us. I'm so happy I found this channel. With love, from South Africa

[@carlawick2704]

Listening to the cicadas singing away lets us know other life that survived... Still love your work Steve!!!! Always a pleasure to see your finds.

[@svenuls]

I really like this channel. I dont know anything about fungi but Stephens voice is so soothing and he's very likeable!

[@PlanetFungi]

That is our favourite kind of comment. Thanks for visiting us and staying to watch videos on a new topic.

[@PlanetFungi]

BTW If you are interested in fungi or in seeing more, you may also be interested in our 52 minute documentary about a fungi safari in the remote forests of the Eastern Himalayas - packed with new fungi finds, fabulous festivals and many edible, poisonous, weird and stunning mushrooms. It's called "Planet Fungi - north east India" and info about it can be found on our website - www.planetfungi.movie There is also a fungi photography masterclass which is designed to help people take the best mushroom shot they can with either a digital camera or an iphone and covers some advanced focus stacking techniques in the field and in post-production. Once again thanks for supporting our work about the wonderful kingdom of fungi.🙏🍄❤️🎥

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Did the Ant survive the fire, too? They dig deep, some of them. Anyway it's consoling to my darkest hours to know that, after we'll have destroyed and burned down our beautiful planet, fungi will be there, to rebuild it.

[@Gaaraape]

You should watch Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

[@ulalaFrugilega]

@@Gaaraape oh ja! Checked it and put it on my watch-list, thanks!

[@SporeBloom_Game]

Love it!! Thanks so much for your dedication and subtle cinema storytelling. Great inspiration for mechanics

[@yakobwakjera2102]

Thanks for doing this... saved me so much time

[@wyomtnhippie]

Thats what attracted me to the fungusin the first place….. ALL the fun colors!

[@randolphambrosia8793]

Thank for sharing all your videos I enjoy watching them

[@sarahredfox7942]

Love you videos!! So enlightening!!! Sharing you immediately!

[@sharynstathopoulos8217]

I love your work, and your videos ! Big fan! Please do more videos and teach us all the things Fungi, accompanied by your beautiful photos. I’d love you teach in depth in video how to identify different Australian Fungus, and where to find them etc.

[@micah5847]

This is great!! Thanks so much for your work.

[@teacul]

Humans have used controlled low-intensity fires to manage their landscapes from around the world. Europeans who grew up in a climate where a fire would be destructive and scary have never understood the ecological benefits of this type of management. In California, indigenous "cultural burns" were burned before California even became a state. But without these controlled burns, fuels would build up and you get the massive and destructive wildfires that California is now becoming famous for. Cultural burns also produce more charcoal which makes our water much cleaner and healthier. They help oak trees produce more acorns, a staple food of California Indians, by fighting pests the feast on oaks. Many many species of plants and fungi have evolved around this type of fire management regiment. Sages for example germinate more in the presence of ash. Many plants create seeds that can remain viable in the soil for decades just waiting for a fire to come through before germinating. Plants like this are like a feature of the ecosystem. I think it's helpful to think of these species more like an organ of the ecosystem. Whenever the ecosystem experiences one of these fires, it has these species waiting in the soil ready to react and take advantage of the newly available nutrients. But without the indigenous cultural burn practices, these species will die off, fuel reserves will build, and wildfires become much more dangerous. They become a thing to fear rather than a thing to rejuvenate the land

[@DiuQuy]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@totallyrandom4664]

Amazing❤️❤️❤️ Subscribed!

[@mariasilviamartinez4558]

No cerrado do Brasil, o fogo ocorre todos os anos, mas ainda não tinha pensado em analisar o solo depois que o fogo passa e o período chuvoso aparece. Foi ótimo saber! 🍄🍄🍄

[@PlanetFungi]

É muito interessante e nessas florestas após os incêndios tivemos apenas uma chuva minúscula e os fungos começaram a aparecer - tão resistentes 🍄

[@Pip8448]

I really enjoyed this walk through post forest fire recovery. :D

[@bigsarge2085]

Incredible!

[@purpurina5663]

So fascinating. I wonder if the fallen leaf carpet play a role in this.

[@satyr1349]

The comment at the end talking of understanding how fungi help forests that will suffer increasing numbers of fires made me wonder how climate change will affect the fungi kingdom. We hear of animal and plant species increasingly at risk due to global warming but I've never heard of a fungi species listed.

[@dogman9291]

Fungi are tougher and more adaptable than most animal and plant species, I reckon most of them will be ok.

[@damiancaesar1686]

Wonderfully presented, thank you ✌

[@PlanetFungi]

You're very welcome. Thank you for the lovely feedback. If you are interested in fungi or in seeing more, you may also be interested in our 52 minute documentary about a fungi safari in the remote forests of the Eastern Himalayas - packed with new fungi finds, fabulous festivals and many edible, poisonous, weird and stunning mushrooms. It's called "Planet Fungi - north east India" and info about it can be found on our website - www.planetfungi.movie There is also a fungi photography masterclass which is designed to help people take the best mushroom shot they can with either a digital camera or an iphone and covers some advanced focus stacking techniques in the field and in post-production. Once again thanks for supporting our work about the wonderful kingdom of fungi.🙏🍄❤️🎥

[@caencris3407]

The fongi kindom Is the more sensitive for percive the natural world. Love all this. ATT: the hada of dark forest 🧚🏿‍♂️

[@DiuQuy]

Fascinating!

[@kingmetroplex]

It must have a evolutionary use ..what is the purpose ...so amazing this mushroom must have been alive thru dinosaurs

[@lavina58]

Nice, thanks 😊🙌👌👍🍀🇭🇷

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you too

[@suppenkaschper4686]

love u for doing what u do

[@you2tooyou2too]

Fungal spores are a major portion of the microbiology of the soil of earth and the body (alimentary tract) every animal on earth, and the root system of every plant. Fungi might even weigh more than all other life on earth. Tnx!

[@PlanetFungi]

thanks for sharing this knowledge.

[@PlanetFungi]

As you are interested in fungi, you may also be interested in our 52 minute documentary about a fungi safari in the remote forests of the Eastern Himalayas - packed with new fungi finds, fabulous festivals and many edible, poisonous, weird and stunning mushrooms. It's called "Planet Fungi - north east India" and info about it can be found on our website - www.planetfungi.movie There is also a fungi photography masterclass which is designed to help people take the best mushroom shot they can with either a digital camera or an iphone and covers some advanced focus stacking techniques in the field and in post-production. Once again thanks for supporting our work about the wonderful kingdom of fungi.🙏🍄❤️🎥

[@edodanilyan]

Hey Oxford, i love you work. Btw, could you please let me know what lenses that you use to photograph the mushroom? Thank you

[@yvessioui2716]

Around 9m, looks like a small specimen of Hypomyces lactifluorum

[@mountain-roots]

Can I show you giant trees an where mushrooms come into play?

[@mountain-roots]

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[@LonerJoe]

very cool

[@arfaabbas]

beAuTiFuL ! I Am FRom PAKISTAN

[@jjeremyhegge]

the mushrooms @4:00 appear to be an Inocybe sp. which are ecto-mycorrhizal

[@PlanetFungi]

Hi Jeremy my understanding of the Inocybe genus is that they are generally brown (except for a purple species) with brown spores. These are white with we think white spores. Have you got a link to a similar mushroom in that genus to these ones? We sent some specimen's off to National Herbarium of Victoria in 2020 but haven't heard back re any analysis of species.

[@jjeremyhegge]

@@PlanetFungi there are a few pale species such as Inocybe geophylla & Inocybe armeniaca. they can often have white lamellae when young. however if they had a white spore print then I would look elsewhere.

[@fisherman5517]

is that yellow 1 a chanterell

[@PlanetFungi]

We just don’t know ... it looked a little that way from the top but many other features were completely different snd the forest type was not one where chanterelle are found. We are still waiting for DNA analyses

[@fisherman5517]

@@PlanetFungi will be interesting to find out what tyep it is thanks for replying .

[@roymartin7713]

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[@qjones6109]

Do fungi take in carbon from the atmosphere?

[@canadiangemstones7636]

No, they absorb oxygen and release CO2.

[@mariasilviamartinez4558]

Meu planeta favorito! Os fungos são incrivelmente interessantes! O Penicillium nos trouxe a descoberta do 1¤ antibiótico. Outros podem trazer novas descobertas para o avanço da medicina. Creio que a micologia tem muito para oferecer! Ótimo vídeo! Obrigada! 🍄

[@PlanetFungi]

Nós concordamos. É definitivamente uma grande e bela nova fronteira de descoberta científica. 🍄

[@FUBBA]

this was the fungi I found growing on my new mixtape