Literally Everything We Know About Mushrooms

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[@4TheWizard]

Aspiring mycologist here! A neat fungus fact that was recently discovered is that mushrooms can sometimes control the rain! For a basic summary, by releasing billions of spores high into the air, they pass through clouds, interacting with so many water vapour particles at once that it causes a chain reaction where it begins to rain! There's a lot more science behind it than that, but scientists are trying to harness that ability so that we can start controlling rain! How cool would that be?

[@lemon-hk4dm]

i never knew that, wow

[@GingerPale]

Wait this is really cool- I also heard there’s a type of mushroom that can break down plastic which is nutty. I feel like it could be insanely useful but they have really particular living conditions- Thank you for your fun fact :)

[@DanBulboTheGamer]

Ah great we’ve got fucking rain bending fungi now

[@riceball3088]

All was well…until the mushroom nation attacked

[@liquidlychee]

Sounds very interesting; I assume that breathing in billions of spores might not be optimal for public safety tho... ;(

[@nevercakegames]

I literally know everything about mushrooms now

[@duckitylovesJesus]

based

[@VerticalOrSomethin]

2nd here

[@Silly_Jogging_Fella]

ikr!

[@qwerty_studios]

true

[@B_akawi]

based

[@UNTHESUNTHESUNTHES]

Moral of the story: If you are starving, never eat a mushroom Eat flowers, pine buds, the soft bit of the bark of a tree, but do NOT eat a mushroom, because sometimes even if it looks like a good mushroom it may have fucked a bad mushroom and you are suddenly hostage in mushroom basement and the mushroom police won't find you.

[@watchrandomuser395onyoutube]

True

[@4TheWizard]

Then you have those weird mushrooms who like to dress up in bright & bold frightening colours, but you get to know them & realize that they're name is Michael & they host potlucks every saturday with their neighbours. You keep going to the potlucks for like a decade, but then one day all the food is poisoned! It turns out Michael died 6 months ago & this is Bichael, a mushroom who looks exactly like Michael but with a criminal record & completely different relatives.

[@esf34147]

yeah like, the deadliest mushroom out there looks like many many other harmless mushrooms. it can be hard to know if a mushroom is safe or not just by looking at it especially if you don't know that much about fungi

[@vykx88]

Sooo....how did you escape?

[@suvuru]

Actually flowers can also be pretty bad, by far safer, but definitely not a good idea

[@BrownGeorge-pw2xo]

Mushrooms did wonders in my life. I could remember several years ago, I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was actually diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend of mine recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[@SusanaGomez-mp8sk]

YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@NicoleCtirad]

100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma

[@ChristopherEric-fr8im]

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

[@TomSanders-qv8bv]

Yes he's Dr.benfungi.Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.

[@PriscillaLogan-by9ll]

wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@harrybill1249]

I have been mostly sad but after taking shrooms few months ago, l feel much happier and highly motivated and my ADHD gone , lost a ton of anxiousness and had a few epiphanies about how I should live my life. I decided to buy an ounce for backup, but haven’t yet felt the need to take any more since then.

[@brooklynbaywatch6256]

I have autism, I was diagnosed with it when I was 15. I took shrooms and it made me function so much better.

[@brooklynbaywatch6256]

Yeah doc.brenttt is your guy. Man is exceptional with anything psychedelics.

[@brooklynbaywatch6256]

Yes doc.Brenttt

[@amelialucy8778]

That’s sad.

[@BuckyBrooky]

All I can say is Psychedelic therapy treats mental health issues. Anxiety and depression. Likely to be the most profound experience a human can have in life time.

[@gordontheseal]

Fun fact about mushrooms: there is a type of mushroom found in Scandinavia and it looks like a very average mushroom. But it has hallucinogenic qualities to it that may have numbed your ability to feel pain. So way back when Vikings were around they fed these to special warriors, beloved to be chosen by Odin, to essentially not care that they were bleeding in seven spots and have several arrows in them since they couldn’t feel the pain. And then they died. To Valhalla

[@bilciper9687]

TO VALHALLA!

[@theodoore3118]

TO VALHALLA!

[@minecraftgirl8733]

TO VALHALLA!

[@NguyenHuuTri2008]

TO VALHALLA! tbh thats kinda badass tho

[@KipTM]

Isn't that how they made berserker warriors

[@schmoyoho]

infundibuliform looks like it’s about to start an illegal restaurant and make me some Ratatouille 📈

[@GingerPale]

He a chef just 4 u

[@sketchyskies8531]

Oh hi there

[@silly_bunny985]

@@GingerPale 😩

[@icantthinkofacreativenamei8274]

@@GingerPale :3

[@BeanBeno]

zombiefungutouille

[@diaexists969]

WHY IS NO ONE TALKIN ABOUT 4:01 im dying😭 “I probably wouldn’t eat the horribly phallic one” “🤞”

[@ckfloss]

Omghhs i was lookin for this comment and sammmmeee lol

[@AugustMP]

So relatebale

[@soldiergaming3361]

no idea what i love more, the video itself or the msm sponsor

[@RealTF2Pyro]

Ikr

[@kekitafugaming7817]

Me is msm sponso

[@cheesy362]

for me its the msm sponsor

[@Speed-TV]

I got epic pumpkin

[@RealTF2Pyro]

@@Speed-TV same I also have punkleton

[@lanagomisc.6005]

My favorite fungi fact: there's a type of mold only found under Chernobyl that feeds off the radiated melted waste from the disaster, thus making it less radioactive. Also, that waste (melted remains of the reactor in the basement) goes by the name "The Elephant's Foot" (not a fungus) and to say it will kill you is an understatement, since it can give you a massively lethal dose of radiation poisoning.

[@cranial_bait]

The elephants foot is definitely really interesting to learn about

[@HarvestMoonHowl]

Chernobyl is probably the single most terrifying place in the world.

[@scoutgaming737]

Going near the elephant's foot is probably one of the most agonising deaths you could have, if not the most

[@olivevista5086]

Actually, the lethality of the Elephant’s foot has decreased since the meltdown. At the time of its discovery (9 months after the meltodown), it was indeed very lethal. In the 34 years since then, the lethality has decreased. It is still lethal with prolonged exposure, but it won’t kill you in a few seconds.

[@jeremias-serus]

@@HarvestMoonHowl One word: Arabia.

[@harrisono.324]

when you mentioned honey mushrooms being the biggest living thing on the planet, I thought about Pando, the tree forest that is all one connected tree, technically one organism, which I had heard was the biggest living thing. some googling and some math later, I learned that Pando weighs about 6500 metric tons. I still don't know which is bigger, they both have the same large number!

[@3333ton]

The fungus is bigger in size while the "forest" is bigger in weight.

[@elliotsimonscine]

They've now found a massive sea grass field in Australia that's one organism and also bigger in size than pando and the fungus at 77 square miles!

[@4TheWizard]

There have been reported colonies of other types of fungi that apparently have over 500 cubic acres in size! It's not a honey mushroom I don't think, but that is immensely big, like unfathomably big.

[@FluffyKiri]

Obviously none of you have met my mom.

[@axolotlyt3241]

SAME

[@morrisivy6726]

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction.imagine carrving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone.Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues

[@JoanPatterson-pv1sg]

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety level .I would love to try to shrooms.

[@leecharlotte5212]

I really want to give it a shot.i put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels

[@williamsjames9074]

Is he on Instagram?

[@evanssmith5566]

Does Myco.spore ship?

[@MiguelAngelParra-qs4hu]

Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.

[@retroactive_continuity]

I love foraging, no matter if its mushrooms, plants, or nuts. Mushrooms are really cool! The amount of diversity is insane, from fly agaric that inspired the mushroom in mario, to the best and tasty morels, they are all super unique and beautiful in their own way. They are also one of my favorite things to practice drawing! When foraging, make sure to take in account if that mushroom, or plant has any poisonous like-alikes, even if its something your familiar with! Such as the potato, which is related to nightshade. If eaten when it is too ripe, or after its prime can cause sickness. For more information, I suggest reading one of Thomas J. Epel's books, like foraging in the mountain west, which covers plants, animals, nuts, and mushrooms!

[@styx1209]

I just discovered mushroom foraging myself about a year ago and it’s been awesome

[@Cheerwine091]

Merlin Sheldrake, a Mycologist (and brother to Cosmo Sheldrake, songwriter behind “The Moss”) released a book on mushrooms(as mycologists do). He got his author’s copy, soaked it in sugar water, and then grew mushrooms on it. He then ate said mushrooms. He’s really something.

[@goblinkid3664]

I love mushrooms and cosmo sheldrake so finding this comment extremely appeals to me. Thank you for this information

[@socialgutbrain7774]

That's some of the tightest shit ever 😎

[@Vasya648]

He also recorded sounds of this mushrooms growing and Cosmo made a song out of it!

[@contortionyx]

Sounds like a regular mycologist to me lol Seriously tho, whenever you read about mycologist stories, you start wondering how so many are still alive

[@eridanusli]

I loved them separately but wow, I can’t believe I never connected that! Both their works are awesome tho

[@rubyamateurtactician4354]

Here's a fun fact: at least the last time I checked, there were only two or three mycologists (mushroom scientists) in Australia. Which is a shame because Australia's gotta have some really weird mushrooms and I'd love to know more about them.

[@holymolyiahteingpvz]

We have yellow mushrooms, and white mushrooms

[@rubyamateurtactician4354]

@@holymolyiahteingpvz I have heard there is an Australian mushroom known as pixie's parasol. It is small and blue and very pretty, but not much is known about it from a scientific standpoint because the 2 or 3 Australian mycologists haven't gotten there yet. Edit: I was wrong about the common name.

[@holymolyiahteingpvz]

@@rubyamateurtactician4354 I have never seen a blue mushroom

[@Mrs._Fenc]

mushrooms in australia just make you die then you come back to life then die again

[@Vscustomprinting]

Anyone who studies fungi is a mycologist

[@BubbotCentralOfficial]

My Singing Monsters is a 2012 video game franchise developed by Big Blue Bubble and published by Canada Media Fund.[1] The first game of the series was released on September 4, 2012 for Apple iOS.[2] Ports of the game for other operating systems were later released, including versions for Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Steam.[3] The game was also released on the PlayStation Vita portable console.[4] Since its release, My Singing Monsters has grown into a multimedia franchise, with a prequel, several spin-off games, books, live events and series, and a board game.[5] On May 12, 2021, Big Blue Bubble announced that the series would be releasing its first console title, My Singing Monsters: Playground, on November 9, 2021.[6]

[@jacobkingrobo]

I played that game tons :)

[@Dacoolmario]

bro just copied and pasted a wikipedia msm

[@magnapanther]

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[@creeperchan8504]

​@@magnapanther la la la la la laaaaa, la la la la la laaaaa :D

[@moyaiman6491]

@@magnapanther hr hr hr hr hrrrr hr hr hr hr hrrrr

[@royperry1165]

Psilocybin mushrooms saved my life honestly. They helped me see the pure beauty in life, and made me realize how dumb it would be to take myself out.

[@Christian-lz5bu]

I've been looking to try some recently, but I can't find anywhere to get them, anyone?

[@Alex_146]

doc.jeanne is your guy. Got all kinds of psychedelics stuff. Guided me through my first ever experience

[@waynedavis2022]

Is on Instgram?

[@Alex_146]

Yess.

[@paulwilson1727]

I just had my first experience with golden teachers, it was really great! I loved it.

[@onion8761]

I am the most grateful person in the world now knowing My Singing Monsters sponsored such a good animater.

[@Brtalo]

same

[@Aydinchu]

Irk

[@victorrealm7698]

SAMEEEE

[@WinterSWW]

Same

[@insertname1478]

I didn't expect My Singing Monsters to ever sponsor people

[@mutantmaster1]

There is one type of mushroom that can technically hunt. I forget the fine details, but it makes a snare big enough for a nematode to get in, and once one goes through the loop, the loop activates and kills it, then chemically dissolves the body so the hypae can absorb the nutrients

[@nouhorni3229]

Feeding on nematodes evolved independently serveral times in fungi with over 100 species known. Some use sticky traps too.

[@d0onut]

Oyster mushrooms can do that but different species have different traps!

[@lm.7775]

Ah nematophagous fungi! Theres so many of them, like shaggy manes, and wine caps!

[@vaisat.3096]

Hello!! Microbiologist here to help fill in the fine details!! Youre talking about a fungi with spores that go by the name of Arthrobotrys! They lure in the nematode in with chemically released signals to get it entangled within its webbing of hyphae, cinch it with localized cells which then penetrate and kill the nematode, essentially sucking it of nutrients and then growing through it too

[@nouhorni3229]

@@vaisat.3096 I knew fungi were metal but Jesus Christ

[@Heisenberg-35]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress..saved my life.

[@ronalddavis9762]

Yes, he ships discreet and anonymous

[@garypeters7261]

sure!! he is the best mycologist i would recommend for you😊

[@Duccy86]

​@danielbrown776 Psilocybin containing mushrooms grow all over the world, check for your country and read up on the ones that grow nearby and any lookalikes, after a bit of study, you can pick your own, no dodgy dealings needed 💚

[@Duccy86]

Also, to anyone thinking Mr Winston is reliable, these are very likely bot accounts, always be careful in this space online and don't do anything you wouldn't normally do without considering common sense first. Be safe everyone :)

[@xxGreenRoblox]

@@Duccy86 You are completely wrong these aren't likely bot accounts they ARE bot accounts I think they figured out this video was about mushrooms so the bots fired this type of spam/scam

[@VasquezBroklyn_4]

I’ve heard many good things about psychedelics like LSD or psilocybin mushrooms and their health benefits, I also heard it helps one get through addiction and depression. I’m just wondering where I can get my hands on them cause I’ll love to give it a try. I’m passing through a state of terrible depression lately.

[@kim_2060]

Research has shown psilocybin to have potent to treat a range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders.

[@tradewithkim7512]

Please how do you sources yours please?

[@Mikky_40]

Doc.Brent I source from him

[@officialkimberly5751]

Despite the recent research,, there’s no realistic timeline for when,,or if, psilocybin will be approved by FDA..

[@harrybill1249]

Is on IG???””

[@sylentnote]

I think the zombie fungus is so interesting! It’s cool that it’s somehow able to take control of the ants. There’s an Amphibia episode called children of the spore that has this concept and I’d recommend checking it out if you’re interested

[@merpderp1337]

oh yea! the episode with apoca...apocather...apoca...thery... gary. the episode with gary.

[@Haybalemelonhead]

Ayyyyy Hello fellow Amphibia fan

[@tylazermk8271]

That's what I thought of too! I bet that episode was inspired by that.

[@sketchyskies8531]

Ayyy another Amphibia fan

[@cesarkaedbay6436]

it's called cordyceps

[@WhimsyWhespir]

As an artist and someone whose brother grew mushrooms in our living room in a tin foil wrapped lookin box and is currently going to college to study mycology, this video appeals to me quite nicely.

[@shampoosipper4782]

what a world we live in where a guy cant share a story about his brother growing shrooms in his living room without the crack dealers creeping in :D

[@ijustlikebees]

@@shampoosipper4782 it's a bot I think

[@boobgoogler]

Not me making 8 shoeboxes of mushroom spawn a few days ago 😭

[@shampoosipper4782]

@@ijustlikebees no chance, i mean would a bot use that many emojis? hmm?

[@ijustlikebees]

@@shampoosipper4782 idk anymore man

[@darkdragoness5]

Fun fact, the honey mushroom could be functioning like a telephone line for trees, allowing them to communicate with each other about important tree stuff

[@Crinlask]

“bzzzzzzzzzzznnnn” “zzbbbinnnnaaaaabbbb?” “zzzszszzsssssnnnuuu!”

[@BeatBall]

fact + could?

[@pinhanimations7982]

tree: NUTRIENTS ME other tree: NO

[@cartererwin9539]

that's not a fact💀

[@squid1712]

​@@cartererwin9539like you'd know what fun is. 💀💀💀

[@danielcanon780]

The trips I've been having has really helped me a lot ,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future an d things that used to be mundane to me now seems incredible and on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well

[@Hadeopelago]

The ant killing fungus is actually called Cordyceps, and it does everything that GP says it does in the video. Sometimes, even other ants have to bring the "infected" ant away from the colony to prevent the cordyceps from spreading! It is my favorite fungus because it's so interesting.

[@totoisayal5045]

next we wait 69 years for it to be able to control humans

[@obviousbear1289]

@@totoisayal5045 that is literally the plot of The Last Of Us. Apocalypse caused by mutated Cordyceps.

[@samtaylor5699]

It's also edible

[@samarafujioma6588]

There's also multiple varieties of it to infect various other insects and sometimes fungi. 600 currently known. So the ant isn't the only insect that has to worry about them.

[@anonomooose]

Some cordyceps species evolve to infect certain species of insects! The girl with all the gifts is a great book that uses cordyceps zombies. I highly recommend reading it!

[@JakeTheDrake]

0:37 my heart skipped a beat when I heard this bloody hell lmao Being someone who makes videos related to the game and is a major part of the My Singing Monsters community, hearing a big youtuber get sponsored by them is really surreal

[@TuppyMSM]

Sameee

[@esme______]

Any ideas on how to enter the code

[@maffiola]

yeah, same. how do you redeem the code? Its probably easy on steam, but i only play on mobile, so we mobile players need to know.

[@JakeTheDrake]

@@esme______ actually no Idk, if I were to guess it'd be the referral code in the settings but I can't be sure

[@esme______]

@@JakeTheDrake oh well that’s a little silly, most long time players can’t get the gift? unfortunate

[@bekahryansmith7364]

Can you please continue these videos? I really like them. I have some ideas dea for a few videos! The history of school, music, why do we like sweetness, and the history of farms. You could also add the captions that are planed such as the "The History of Soda" video. I was waiting for a new video to come out and I checked how long ago this was posted and I realized it was a year ago and it was the most recent one.

[@bekahryansmith7364]

I don't go to those....

[@Salted_Fysh]

PSA: Do _not_ under any circumstance try to forage mushrooms without professional guidance. And by that I mean someone walking right there with you and helping you identify what you picked. Foraging books are not a substitute for expert opinion and everything you pick is potentially deadly.

[@GingerPale]

Yes^

[@ranaidoAR]

no 👎

[@entitypolyhedron]

eat all mushrooms

[@SMILE-te5cv]

Nah you need to apply for a Kirby pass so that you can eat everything.

[@mr.applejuice8546]

I will make sure to kidnap a mushroom scientist during the zombie apocalypse

[@KoffeeSlider]

I honestly like the inky cap mushrooms, they're actually edible and perfectly healthy. Just don't eat them with alcohol it can most definitely give you a slow and very painful death.

[@astoroidea6502]

NOT MAGPIE INKCAPS THO! Shaggys and commons are fine (no alcohol with commons for around three days afterward) BUT DONT EAT MAGPIE INKCAPS, not gonna be a fun time

[@craterellus3577]

The alcohol consumption rule is pretty safe when it come to ink caps, but in fact the only ink cap that has a bad reaction with alcohol is the micah cap Edit: Learn Your Land has a great video on the topic

[@Captain.Mystic]

Im not sure how ill find myself in a survival situation where im both completely out of food and at the same have enough rum to worry about this fact.

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

Shaggy mane/shaggy ink cap/lawyers wig aka coprinus comatus. I found one the other day for the first time ever!

[@Doomsday_Report]

@@Captain.Mystic I mean it's probably safer than the stinky green pool you found the mushrooms next to, given the choice of getting smashed or getting cholera I know which I'd take. Clean water is actually one of the most important points of any survival checklist but strong spirit alcohols are usually included in survival kits for a few reasons; they're natural disinfectants so useful for cleaning wounds, tools or even as part of your drinking water processing, they also keep better than plain water so if you can't source clean water old bottles of hard spirits will at least keep you happy while you die.

[@Axolotlfan358]

Thank you so much for the sponsors I like that game so much so thank you for giving me a hint of what it’s about and it’s fun

[@CarcoPlayzZ-]

1:30 is actually so funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@Valpebble]

I never would of thought I would see a my singing monsters ad in 2022 and gingerpale made it look so crisp!

[@GooberInternet]

i love msm monsters in gingy man's artstoole

[@silly_bunny985]

Ik! I commented about it too before i even saw this comment!

[@Brtalo]

same

[@melonnoodlsoup3387]

Msm is amazing

[@chrisalan5610]

It's good to know that every single mushroom's existence can be summed up in ~6 minutes of info. I bet mine would take at least 7

[@littleghost6102]

I'd probably take less than 2

[@Sundew-ze9cr]

best video ever. I love mushrooms so much and your art makes them so much better

[@bizffatar5824]

Psilocybin,LSD, shrooms and ketamine are absolutely life changing substance that have so much potential to help people with mental health issues .

[@peterestrada8542]

​@Toy Campos I'll recommend you to a store I got some of psychedelic products Lsd , edibles cannabis DMT , mushrooms XTC , Xanax , vape pen and they're nice.

[@kathleenmcclenahan5701]

​@@woodMichealYeah he's dr.jackshroom

[@rhysreid9302]

​@@peterestrada8542 How can I locate him? If he's on IG?

[@keratinhilltenneson5547]

​@@rhysreid9302 Woo I'm not surprised you moment dr.johnsonshroom name... They man is good and people always talk nice about him.

[@heatherldutrow1204]

They got great psychedelic products which brings peace of mind..!!

[@ZatzoZimmerman]

1:29 I love how he couldn’t hold in his laugh

[@CesarSalad69]

2 bots???

[@matthewboire6843]

Hehe

[@dustbunny6381]

holy shit i never thought i'd be hyped for a sponsorship. msm is literally one of my fave mobile games, its so sweet and cute and wholesome and scrungly. and it's on a video about mycology, which i fucking adore so so much and wish other people understood. gingerpale, you have captured my heart and my smash of a like button.

[@GloomingSpider]

same

[@Mossious]

i haven’t played that game in years, guess it must be revisited

[@GloomingSpider]

@@Mossious they added a ton of new stuff so it would be good for you to do so

[@tonyage27]

its such a scrimblo bimblo

[@phy6282]

How much did he pay u to write this lmfao

[@Jasper_goose]

Love coming back to this video. This is the video that made me subscribe to you, the first video i ever watched on ur channel :D (tho that was on a dif account, this is a new account)

[@spoookley]

ya know, i still think it’s crazy that an animation youtuber that i really enjoy not only did a video on mushrooms (something i’ve been interested in since i was literally 4 years old) but it was also sponsored by my singing monsters (a video game that i’ve played quite literally almost every day now, and only started playing a month or so before you released this video)

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

As someone who's been following My Singing Monsters since it first came out, the fact that they sponsored you and you got into it made me so unreasonably happy omg-- MSM needs love!!! ^^

[@Deleon45.]

do you know how to codes?

[@Monke-yp8xw]

Yeah same

[@Polop63]

Samw

[@Sproctoo]

yes

[@Haminations]

My friends and I used to call each other funguses

[@Yekulten]

I know I'm a fungi.

[@objects2057]

Shut the hell up Haminations stay the hell away from good content

[@desperamation5226]

That's a bit sus

[@blinkorporation6201]

thanks for the idea, i'm stealing it

[@desperamation5226]

@@blinkorporation6201 You're sus too

[@eyesofender3075]

0:35, im addicted and another thing, IT HAS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY edit: i didnt start because of gingerpale, i started because of my friend who commited wubbox spam

[@eyesofender3075]

also thanks for the 5 gems

[@phyllistaylor3087]

Gingerpale: my favorite, the dipsters! Mattshea: *SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN, DEATH*

[@masterxl97]

The zombie fungus is so existentially horrifying that I’ve repressed my knowledge of it, like, five times over the course of my life. But the world just keeps on forcing me to remember.

[@na-kuka-na]

I eat cordyceps and lions mane to treat my depression and anxiety. Weird right?

[@MelonHere20]

Me too lol, but then after a while i just embraced the fact that I can't escape cordeceps

[@Obsessive_bluey_fan]

Amphibia did this but more scary

[@stellastarfield1111]

Here's your quarterly reminder lol

[@DefaultMii]

@@MelonHere20 dont look up zombie deer virus

[@nolgthorn]

Never did I think someone would EVER list their favorite mushrooms.

[@Snail_watcher]

legit thought you were ticklemytip for a moment

[@nolgthorn]

@@Snail_watcher I wish

[@Atoll-ok1zm]

There is exactly one possible favorite mushroom, and that is the morel. If you've never eaten one, fuckin get with it my guy.

[@astoroidea6502]

My favourite mushrooms are Blackish Purple Russulas, Ruby Bonnets and Shaggy Parasols :]

[@dreamdimensionsinc7792]

1:09 had me crying

[@Msmstoneage]

The msm sponsor got me back into the game giving me so much happiness thank you ginger pale I’m a msm monster maker too on my channel

[@tatuvarvemaa5314]

A general fact about mushrooms, some like to be eaten and are actually colored so they’d be easier to spot but at the same time some of them are poisoness and easy to spot for exactly the opposite reason (but some how at the same time not). Basically, poisoness mushrooms can be appealing to some insects like snails while the very lovely yellow colored chantarelle is edible to us humans and very delightful. (Im no expert though, I remember this from a nature documentary about mushrooms when I was young).

[@amandathunderclaw8969]

Apparently chanterelles also have a distinct apricot-like odor

[@JamesTDG]

Don't forget that the ones that are hallucinogenic are technically poisonous, but it just fucks with the human brain rather than kill us

[@waxywabbit1247]

Amanita muscaria disagrees with this statement.

[@oeeveemkittygfreak]

Yup! I eat them decently often! But there is a mushroom that looks really similar but poisonous. Same colour, same size, same shape. But poisonous. The only way I can define it is "slightly" rippled. But yeah, be careful out there! Even if you think you know what you are eating, you might not!

[@FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange]

Mushrooms are also like a neural network for most plant life on earth, as their mycelium connects to the roots of different plants, allowing those plants to communicate with each other. :) Speaking of ants and mushrooms, leaf cutter ants have formed a very special symbiotic relationship with a certain type of mushroom. The ants cultivate the mushroom in underground caves and use it as a food source. The mushroom has completely lost it's ability to spread on it's own, completely relying on the ants and the leaves they give it as fertilizer. Mushrooms are super cool! And the important part is actually underground, not the funny things we see above earth. When you harvest a mushroom, cut it a little bit above the base and it will grow back the next time it "blooms".

[@HeckBoi-23]

1:08 do YOU know what island song that is??!!

[@TheDeluxePug]

Gingerpale is the only person that makes a sponsor watchable

[@EpicOMGgamer]

I never thought a person like you would make video like this

[@sunset-l0v3]

Never in my life would I have ever thought that my favorite game would ever sponsor someone, let alone Gingerpale, but I am very happy that it happened

[@twitchyeyess]

I tried using the code but it didnt seem to work, what it do?

[@victorrealm7698]

Yep it is epic

[@LitoMike]

@@twitchyeyess dunno it might be a referral code or something

[@LitoMike]

yes very much happy

[@funniestguy]

SAME

[@unboxingpencils5572]

4:22 I like that he was dying and wheezing then he just completes the sentence before dying

[@phatbish]

Im just dropping here to say thank you to @gingerpale Your videos have helped me through a bunch bro your voice and videos are so wholesome thank u bro

[@AzraelIsAThing]

Bro is one of the first people to get sponsored by MSM I only saw this because the sponsor segment was clipped an put on my feed

[@andrewstrain5635]

Thanks Gingerpale this helped with my research for school!

[@Pazootles]

I've actually had the chicken of the woods mushroom and surprisingly it does taste a lot like chicken. Also, it's cool to see you make a video about mushrooms because Mycology is one of my favorite studies.

[@trackmarck]

Similar to the chicken of the woods mushroom there is also the oyster of the woods mushroom and elephant of the woods mushroom which is some of my favorites.

[@lemon.linguist]

i find it cool that you actually went out of your way to animate the sponsor segment, i don't think i've ever seen anyone do they before

[@entitypolyhedron]

Every animator animates the sponsor segment though What- what do you mean

[@lemon.linguist]

@@entitypolyhedron what i mean is in the situation it's a game or smth, people often just show brief clips of gameplay, or they somewhat oversimplify drawings of the game, whereas he actually drew proper things

[@TapeFanatic]

As a mushroom lover, I found this video very enjoyable 👍

[@JavaoftheLava]

The animation of this video is so endearing. Easiest sub of my life

[@Haybalemelonhead]

I like mushrooms, they are very cool Fun fact! Trees use the mushrooms mycelium to communicate. Example, if a tree is under attacks from let’s say ash dieback, the surrounding trees can pick up the distress signals from the under attack tree and produce more chemicals and stuff for fighting off the infection. It’s very cool

[@TheSquareOneAnimator]

GingerPale the all knowing mushroom lord- PLEASE TELL US WHAT IS UNDER TOAD’S HAT!

[@TheTheninjagummybear]

He once took it off in the old super Mario cartoon, and underneath was a mostly bald head with just 2 little hairs.

[@Brotato9898]

Thats not cannon so really we dont know

[@Sebastiangtag]

MSM IS MY FAV GAME IM SO HAPPY YOU SPONSERED IT

[@stevebelton1421]

When the sponsor is my singing monsters: I literally flippin played this as a kid

[@CarShitposts]

The fact that I never skip ginger pales sponsorships shows how good of an animator he is truly.

[@jonasmauer5501]

Also it's the best game in the world my singing monsters

[@piggo5]

@@jonasmauer5501 ikr msm gud so incredible i love my singing monsters man msm for life its the best part of my life it makes me want to get up every morning to get my daily diamond generators

[@crystalbluepartain3434]

and a great sense of humor

[@skibur848]

i mean it is 20 percent of the video

[@dagemervideos]

bro.. i am here for the sponsorship LMAO

[@3308the_creature]

I love My Singing Monsters! it is such a fun game to play. I really liked seeing them animated in your style

[@GlyphMusicOfficial]

Very good game.

[@SMILE-te5cv]

Ye

[@mysingingmonstersfan1023]

He should've added cantorell, a literally monster mushroom

[@QMagix1]

Same

[@LitPinata]

To be fair, Cantorell is an obscure monster. Being on 1 not-that-notable island.

[@user-gv5ik8hl4y]

gingerpale this is my favorite video its so funny and your animation is so cool

[@Derpomation]

Funny part at 2:26

[@venusblade4ever]

I know someone pointed out zombie fungus, so I’m gonna talk about: Doctors tried to make medication to exclusively get rid of fungi in the body, namely blood/certain organs- but it didn’t work. No, the medicine that they were able to make ended up eating/breaking down your bodies cells, making it harmful to get rid of internal fungi. So they don’t sell it/prescribe it. Fungi has to be removed through alternative means (I think the main one is literally surgery/cutting it out OR fighting it off with help with steroids). There are certain diseases that also have to be removed this way (including cancer). There are certain medications to get rid of fungi in the nails, (most) layers of skin, butt hole, the uterus, ears, nose, mouth, and the eyes. (If more internal, be prepared to fight) So, yeah. There is medicine to get rid of most parasites and bacteria and to help build resistance to certain viruses, but not to get rid of mold in certain places. Be careful out there!

[@mojonojo]

It's really interesting how fungal cells are so similar to mammal cells that a medicine to kill the former ends up killing the latter as well. I think I heard somewhere that some fungi are so similar to us biologically that eating them makes us sick because it triggers our body's anti-cannibalistic response.

[@demolisherinfinite8606]

Normally I'm a plant guy, but fungi are just too cool to not also appreciate!

[@kierrawadeson6352]

MSM HAS A BUNCH OF PLANTS

[@Envy_May]

fungi aren't plants, right ? aren't they their own thing separate to plants and animals etc ?

[@kittanartist7308]

i had to re-read that cause i thought it said “normally im not a plant guy, but fungi are just too cool to also not appreciate!”

[@demolisherinfinite8606]

@@Envy_May Yep, they are!

[@demolisherinfinite8606]

@@kittanartist7308 Understandable, reading is hard sometimes. Gotta say tho, i'll never _not_ be a plant guy

[@oz802]

Honestly this is peak comedy and i need a full series of this

[@berhonkusbardledoo]

OML yes I am so happy ginger has found MSM, I always thought he would like it

[@lincolnlogsforleeches1422]

It's so great that My Singing Monsters sponsored you, barely anyone gets sponsored by them, and you were their perfect choice.

[@HeckBoi-23]

1:08 do YOU know what island song this is??!!

[@jabokbrown8715]

@@HeckBoi-23 cursed air cold and water mashup, probably more

[@kingadam69]

0:39 When I saw that you were sponsoring My Singing Monsters,my Jaw Dropped to the floor,like I was not expecting that,also I like the designs of your monsters.

[@victorrealm7698]

Same I was static

[@ImaDevilO]

same lol

[@IDKWhattop66t]

When Noggin punched Ginger tho-

[@LCFNTF]

Ngl, the best and the most unexpected sponsor he could get

[@steamtecgames4093]

“I’m just gonna take a little bite” *eats the whole f’ing mushroom*

[@Chiknlegtendies]

My dad and I found a good load of two different types of chicken of the woods and a few chanterelles the other day. Very excited to cook em’ up!

[@usertaken_100]

i respect the fact gingerpale took a weird game that i loved for a long time and animated it to look hilarious

[@dylanvandriel4086]

For anyone who was already playing my singing monsters before this video came out... The excitement I felt when a game I had been playing for years was appreciated.... it's a great game

[@superbroy1239]

Sams

[@mysingingmonstersfan1023]

same

[@dogwaterclub2691]

The only video i watch specifically for the sponsor

[@Terminal_die]

YES YES YES

[@marnenotmarnie259]

i played it on my nook (barnes and noble's reading tablet lol) when i was like 13 ish. i wonder if i could still open the app now. i remember it actually being fun and the songs being good

[@Nate2010]

If anyone's watching this right now and was thinking of getting MSM, Eggstravaganza just started and its additions this year are -lots of new costumes -the permanent water island skin -rare hippityhop on Faerie island On top of that, Blabbit is currently available on Water Island.

[@michaeljohnson5853]

Psychedelic mushrooms really healed me years back. These are great healing compounds! When used in proper context.

[@draagsnuab6686]

Mentioning My Singing Monsters brought back so much nostalgia! I completely forgot it existed, but thanks for bringing those memories back!

[@sirfzavers8634]

My singing monsters is such a great og mobile game, bro. Glad to see they’re doing well enough to sponsor big deal KZbinrs like you!!! Edit: changed “get sponsored by” to “sponsor” (thanks @entity for the correction)

[@mydrillasanjay5397]

The game is still going strong with loads of updates! Highly recommend listening to the full island songs especially bone Island it goes so hard

[@sirfzavers8634]

@@mydrillasanjay5397 oh, yeah, absolutely. Back in the day I used gold island on iTunes as my morning alarm. Those songs are EPIC.

[@entitypolyhedron]

Don’t the KZbinrs get sponsors? I don’t think they sponsor their, uh, sponsor

[@entitypolyhedron]

@yo no.

[@TuppyMSM]

Yep

[@SkrunklBunkl]

I have never been so happy to watch a sponsor I’m my life

[@EclipticalSun]

i love how the comments are just half fun facts and neat things about mushrooms! people really love just learning about these funky little things and sharing this knowledge with others!!

[@astoroidea6502]

So glad that mushroom mania has gripped you too, Ginger. It’s prime mushroom season here in Australia right now and I’ve been on three mushroom hunts in my local area (hunts only to observe mushrooms and make neat lil spore prints, I’m still learning about what could potentially be eaten dw) and it’s been awesome!! Found so many cool things and some stuff that I couldn’t find any sources on. I know Australia’s mushroom scene is very under documented but I swear, this is just ridiculous

[@LL-tr5et]

i still get startled sometimes by the reversed seasons. i can't imagine a november may but damn yall are living in it

[@squibblez2517]

Australia has a MUSHROOM SEASON?! That sounds so cool! Here in Michigan, we just have Winter, Mud, Traffic Cone Migration Season, and then Kinda Cold But Not Really Winter Yet

[@sirwahthemonke]

@@squibblez2517 we mostly go around looking for golden caps, the magic mushroom kind.

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

I've been gathering saffron milk caps on my way to equine therapy on the mornington peninsula

[@JP-lf2qz]

@@sirwahthemonke yea mushroom season has always described the period before over and after winter where magic mushrooms grow wild. At least in Tassie

[@longbeing]

Fun fact: the Protist kingdom does actually have some members that are visible without a microscope. It’s the catch-all kingdom for all eukaryotes that aren’t already plants, animals, or fungi. It includes slime molds and algae, and because kelp is a kind of algae, protists can be up to 150 feet long.

[@homeschoolerofnortheastflo813]

My kids love this. They loved the little mushroom on the conveyer belt but then I had to tell them what phallic means. 😅😅 at least they’re listening!

[@leonlav4]

i just subbed cause yes and good content and msm sponsor go brrr

[@skyswinger5249]

0:37 This sponsorship is a match made in heaven.

[@X-SPONGED]

3:07 Ginger : "But you're a little hungry boy so you gotta pick one, who you gonna choose ?" An Actually Smart Person : _"None."_ The Animated Doofus : "uH, tHaT ONe ?"

[@daviddriver9243]

this is going to help me with learning about decomposers in school. it already has.

[@michaelwilliam7634]

"I probably wouldn't eat the horribly thalick one" *crosses fingers* :Gingerpale 8 months ago

[@localgrandparent1007]

You can actually see some organisms from the other kingdoms with your bare eyes slime molds are actually part of the Protista kingdom and are incredible

[@pokepoke1889]

You can also see some amoebas with your bare eyes sometimes Their also protists

[@Catghostsoda]

I never expected a MSM sponsorship but here we are! It’s literally my one of my top 5 favorite games ever and it has a special place in my heart. Ghazts are my favorite

[@youraveragephesh3173]

Explains why your user is "CatGhostSoda" Ghazt is a cat ghost

[@Puppeteertime]

@@youraveragephesh3173 and ghazt looks like panta

[@SMILE-te5cv]

I have lost 10 Brain cells trying to put together what the 2 guys above me said.

[@LitoMike]

@@SMILE-te5cv lol

[@TPOTowner]

OMG! Gingerpale its so rare to be sponsored by my singing monsters! Your super lucky

[@armageddon7432]

idk what’s better, that you’re big enough to get sponsors or that msm is big enough to sponsor

[@ActuallyDramly]

2:33 pvz night level 🗿 moment:

[@CesarSalad69]

Fog level moment

[@nixsonhenderson]

I was NOT expecting a My Singing Monsters sponsorship

[@bentleyhuddleston-gr9rs]

This is one of my favorite videos that gingerpale made