How Fungi Made All Life on Land Possible

[@WonderWhy]

A little bit out of my comfort zone for this topic, but it's always been my philosophy that I just make videos about what I find interesting. If you like this video then please let me know, and maybe I can do some more biology videos in the future. Big shout-out to CuriosityStream for letting me use parts of their awesome documentary, which was what actually inspired the creation of this video. Go watch the documentary now by signing up completely free at curiositystream.com/wonderwhy and use the promo code "wonderwhy" during sign-up. This is also a great way of supporting this channel, which I always appreciate. Until next time! Thanks for watching. Oh, and please leave any and all "fun guy" jokes here. Thank you.

[@vtron9832]

WonderWhy even outside of geography and politics, you rock! I wish to see you tackle different topics sometime again

[@oskarruschmann8993]

I subbed because of geopolitics but this Video was amazing. Whenever you feel like there is an interesting topic outside of Geopolitics, go for it.

[@polandball999]

Now you are with RLL ,Wendover, and TierZoo

[@mindaugasgudaitis7852]

really nice video, but i have just 1 question. Will you be doing winners and losers ep4. I think it would be really intreresting if u did it on captitals

[@Grofvolkoren]

It might be outside your comfort zone but it was definitely comfortable too watch. Learned new things because of this video and it was very interesting. Only bad thing was the image of the snake.

[@monkeyman5]

It's absolutely crazy how fungus has the ability to alter a plants function, take over the bodies of insects, and take control of our minds like psychedelic mushrooms do. Fungus literally has the ability of mind control.

[@TheSunnydaze13]

we also have fungi living inside of us and controlling us! microbes live in our blood and keep our immune system and bodily functions going! it’s fungi’s world and we’re just living in it 🥺

[@muatorzeah620]

@@TheSunnydaze13 that's deep!

[@johndawson6057]

@@muatorzeah620 so are the fungi... in our bodies

[@SadieSorceress]

Fungi are awesome

[@FellowHokage]

People who have fear of fungi be like:WHEREVER I GO ITS ALWAYS THERE

[@JaySliZe]

You know whenever Wonder Why uploads no matter the subject its gonna be a good video

[@dielfonelletab8711]

I'll be honest by the time each video comes out I've forgotten the channel exists and have a pleasant surprise.

[@TheAndrew1987]

so right

[@andrewnoel5175]

The answer to a question I never knew I wanted. Thanks!

[@ChangeUrAtOnYT.comSlashHandle]

Y'er welc'me

[@bleachno9]

I never thought that a Scottish person's voice would be one of the most relaxing things I look forward to every so often.

[@D_Marrenalv]

Agreed.

[@whatabouttheearth]

Ever heard Craig Ferguson? It's like ASMR 😄

[@PunkRockGardener]

Except this guy is Irish.

[@maciej.ratajczak]

Needless to say, fungi have also played an inseparable role in evolutionary anthropology through their psychoactive properties. It's tragic that our governments imprison us for eating entheogenic plants- as if symbiosis with them were something unnatural. Great video- thank you for this.

[@concept5631]

Getting high off our minds leading to us gaining sapience is an interesting theory.

[@maciej.ratajczak]

@@concept5631 The stoned ape hypothesis (or perhaps theory, as you respectfully put it), whereby we became sapient, is indeed a very interesting motif in evolutionism. It is worth noting, however, that species eating foreign matter and receiving its benefits is something they have always done and in many ways should come as no surprise to evolutionists. [We are called homo "sapiens" because we have "sapience"]

[@concept5631]

@@maciej.ratajczak Your correct use of "sapient" is appreciated.

[@vtron9832]

Because lichens are awesome, I wish they eventually fused into a single organism like how Mitochondria and eubacteria did to create eukaryotes

[@OMGitshimitis]

It has happened in other organisms too. Look up brown algae, it has chloroplasts inside another membrane inside its cells! It's so cool how symbiosis eventually leads to stuff like that.

[@olident3821]

Think u mean how a eubacteria became the mitochondrion when it was engulfed by an archaea. Still just theory tho

[@mbathroom1]

It is amazing how all these organisms benefit and interact with each other despite not being conscious

[@hempwick8203]

Plants are communicating with us, this is not a metaphor -- Terence McKenna (youtube him bro, he's REALLY popular ;) Somebody once said plants created animals to spread their seed

[@sadhu7191]

Psilocybe cubensis loves to talk

[@rias3499]

Agreed @sadhu psilocybin mushrooms are smart mushrooms! I believe mycelium are learning membranes with a high cellular intelligence

[@TheSunnydaze13]

@@rias3499 the most insane part is when you think about the fact that mycelium distributes nutrients to ALL PLANTS, even plants with other naturally occurring psychoactive compounds like mescaline, ayahuasca, DMT, LSD etc. the mycelium is keeping these plants alive and distributing nutrients to maintain these compounds! mushrooms curated all of the psychoactive plants besides psilocybin! it’s so fucking COOL, they’re so complex it’s overwhelming

[@rias3499]

@@TheSunnydaze13 100% Ken! You're on the money there. It blows my mind how mycelium is basically linked to absolutely everything on this planet. I think we need these fungal bodies now more than ever ❤️

[@michaeltnk1135]

“A short 60 million years or so later” - WondyWhy

[@FPSIreland2]

Just like wonderwhys upload schedule

[@RealCadde]

And a small loan of a million dollars.

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Considering the 4bil years our planet has supported life, 60mil is not so long

[@nickcunningham6344]

Geologic time sure is something else. On the time scale of Earth and evolution, humans have only been around for, a minute? If even that...

[@Lemonz1989]

This is exactly why I want to focus on fungi when I take my Master's in molecular biologi. It's extremely fascinating, and fungi have an almost supernatural quality about them. It's like they are the neurons of the Earth, or Earth's brain.

[@venusfirenza2547]

Stepping into the magical fairy ring.

[@malvin946]

@@venusfirenza2547 😍

[@Yotarnn]

Or they're the aliens that life seeded the planet

[@CreativeCat333]

How did it go?

[@MadarakaIdiongo]

How is it Lemonz?

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Would you ever be willing to do a video on Romania/Moldova/transnistria, in the same style as you did with the Yugoslavia video?

[@motis1837]

I second this, and may I also add the dissolution or creation of the USSR?

[@kjelluvanderpoten8415]

Those are both great ideas

[@240liverpool]

Yes, my friend. That would be great.

[@whatabouttheearth]

Isn't this a video on Moldovia?

[@tommyrosendahl7238]

WAIT, did you just say “rock-digesting enzymes”? That’s amazing

[@apeaked]

okay okay, how about this ; genetically modified fungi to eat out garbage 😳

[@bazzboda4785]

@Andres Echeverry, No need, there are some that do so naturally. They can eat plastic, crude oil, or even consume radiation depending on the species.

[@reigyu7322]

@@bazzboda4785 woahhh

[@adamender9092]

Some worms have the ability to digest plastic too

[@duncansiror5033]

@@bazzboda4785 But how long does it take?

[@CptPandy-tj9ty]

Huh I actually learned something thanks mate for the lovely video

[@pualamnusantara7903]

This video is basically my 3-year biology class summed in a 10-minutes video.

[@yuxinlittlemagic]

Why do i see you everywhere lol

[@theamorphousflatsch2699]

@@yuxinlittlemagic lol me too, seems like we can be proud of us, for watching so many scientific videos.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Mycology....it’s Ourcology now

[@xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

yourcology*

[@Dan-rw2dq]

I am lichen this pun.

[@DaisyGeekyTransGirl]

You're everywhere.

[@abrahamlincoln5185]

Hey Kim

[@letsgo8876]

Lol

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

[@firstcynic92]

Why did the mushroom get invited to all the parties? Because he's a fungi!

[@starbai410]

Go mushroom! 🍄

[@FromTheMountain]

Unfortunately for your joke, "fungi" is a plural form.

[@zenaidaviodor1807]

@@FromTheMountain oof

[@dylancalderkeen4905]

that joke has been around as long as the fungi have

[@yoshikhurazi1769]

Better: Why couldn't they invite the fungi? There wasn't mushroom.

[@FreewayBrent]

Wow, I was pretty ignorant about just how pervasive and crucial fungi are to the ecosystem. Thanks for the great educational video!

[@TheProfProfessor]

Fun fact: coal and oil formed because fungi hadn’t evolved the ability to digest lignin

[@googavo1d]

fungi: were working on it !

[@IndrajaSalunkhe]

@@googavo1d hheehehheeee..

[@emmettbattle5728]

so if i make the joke "coal and dirt are mushroom poop" is that scientifically accurate enough to not be "well ACTUALLY!"ed by 500 people?

[@roogle3878]

Or did we?

[@roogle3878]

It*

[@thedudeabides5201]

.."they are not sentient" Paul Stamets might have something to say about that.

[@x3ICEx]

03:32 ... types of plants that had yet to evolve, eventually allowing some to become independent of the 03:37 fungi, *while others plants... actually went back into the ocean.*

[@WonderWhy]

Fixed it now, thanks. That part got cut from the final script.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

Fungus: “I got minerals” Early plants: “I can convert light” 🤝 Fungus: “this concludes our great deal”

[@johnchessant3012]

A fun guy makes a video about fungi. Go figure.

[@Sussio-eb2po]

i understand phone guy

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

i had to read it twice... the first time i was like "why should those two things be connected?" and then i was like "ohhhh"

[@HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV]

WonderWhy: *makes a video that isn't about geography or politics* Me: A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@Jayfive276]

BV The Montenegrin Mapper oh GOD would you fuck off with this shit? Just say you’re surprised. Why does everything have to be dressed up in these juvenile memes?

[@sussekind9717]

I have to disagree with the comment you made at the beginning of the video. Mycology is a fascinating subject to make a KZbin video about. I've been a "fungus head" all my life, as these organisms never cease to amaze me.

[@nonnonsence]

Great Video, I love learning about things I didn't even know I wanted to learn more about. Give me more.

[@DinosaurKale]

I have been in southeastern Arizona this week birdwatching and learning the trees and plants. I realized that none of the fallen trees had toadstools, and there were no mushrooms. Eight years after a forest fire, nothing has decomposed in this arid place. I guess that’s why the soil is poorer here. I haven’t watched the video yet but I hope to learn something about decomposition in arid climates with no mycos.

[@lenakunde7232]

Great video, our prof in university actually told us to watch this for self-studies, well done and thank you :)

[@deborahduthie4519]

One Oak tree in the middle of London has a symbiotic relationship underground, that is said to measure 4 square miles attached to the roots of that one tree. That’s amazing.

[@theamorphousflatsch2699]

This is perfect, you tought me in 10 min more, then i ever learned in school.

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Wow... This topic is amazing nd interesting.. Thanks to you sir... Learned lot of things... 🙏👍😀

[@heathenfire]

Hey I've seen you in many places, you watch a lot of informative videos👍

[@naveenraj2008eee]

@@heathenfire hi dhruv.... Where else did you saw me? Iam addicted to science and have curiosity to learn more....

[@heathenfire]

@@naveenraj2008eee knowledgia, geography now, and many other places

[@naveenraj2008eee]

@@heathenfire you have good detective sense...

[@heathenfire]

@@naveenraj2008eee 😂 you always write comments, so I keep seeing you😄

[@cursoreu2605]

Fungi are a really niche thing to talk about, not much people would watch a video about...mushrooms. But WonderWhy made a video about mushrooms, and I respect that.

[@Pijetlo91]

Explains a lot how druids use the land to communicate - it's all because of the fungi!

[@dood1e678]

*the "video contains promotion" disclaimer appears at the beginning of the video* Me at 1:59: Of O2 (the telecommunications company)? Great video, as usual. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to find out more about such a fascinating topic. I had no idea that besides symbiosis with a single plant, they can also help numerous plants communicate with each other. With their incredible abilities, fungi absolutely deserve more attention.

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

The craziest thing I learnt in this video wasn't even about fungi, although there was still plenty of cool information about them. I had no idea that orchids were technically parasites, that's fascinating!

[@substatikvideos]

*Me* OK it's late, I should go to sleep now... *KZbin* 10 minute video about mushrooms... *Me* I have no regrets

[@danielkunigan102]

Can’t say I was expecting a biology-based video from WonderWhy. But I can definitely say I enjoyed it!

[@DexFire1115]

*Wonder Why* he chose this topic. Maybe because it made human life possible.

[@CompactStar]

lol xd

[@thomasgill223]

Add this to Terrence Mckenna's stoned ape theory, and fungi may be the most awesome thing on earth.

[@wariodude128]

As a first time watcher, I learned two things. 1) This guy's accent is hard to pinpoint, but I think somewhere in Scotland. 2) We should send fungi that can survive in space out into the stratosphere and see what happens.

[@reco1385]

my teacher recommended me this video and it really helped, thanks :D

[@CrankyPantss]

That’s your best video yet. Very well done.

[@pokestep]

I love plants and seeing this is amazing, different than your usual but I'm looking forward to what else you're gonna make

[@Internetzspacezshipz]

Very interesting video, I didn’t know there were so many different things that fungi do, other than breaking dead stuff down.

[@Brurgh]

@TierZoo has recenlty covered the Cambrian Expansion such an interesting era.

[@ekmalsukarno2302]

WonderWhy, can you please make a video on why Borneo is split into 3 countries. Please accept my request.

[@TakeWalker]

Fungi are the best. :'D I'm so proud of all the fungy bois out there right now, I had no idea just how deep symbiosis went.

[@woofy031]

Furries!

[@fluffymittens24]

This world never ceases to amaze.

[@Amstaff-adventures]

Ye 5:34 hyacynth orchid. I worked out how to grow from spore to orchid.

[@Nik-bm2jv]

never seen such a cleanly inserted ad in my life.

[@MRINDIA-pd6rz]

Very informing video. Thanks

[@mostfiredup]

Thank you for sharing! Especially the documentary that inspired you!

[@markbielecki7260]

I like the music, it makes the video easier to watch.

[@allymacconchie486]

this is really really cool and I learned a lot. thank you!

[@Peter-ce7ic]

You didn't even get to psylocibin. There is so much to know about fungi, really quite amazing 🤔🙂

[@adonpy]

Finally a video !

[@countyfactswailuigi]

Awesome video! I love learning about the creation and creative processes. It's kind of cool how it all works out like that.

[@lp-xl9ld]

This is one of the first--if not *the* first (unless you count the ones about time zones) videos you've done that deals with a subject apart from history and politics. Well worth it! Thanks.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

seeing mycelium grow on a nutrient rich agar-mixture in petri dishes is really awesome... when you see it reaching out and spreading... and then you cut it up for more dishes. all that from a small q-tip wipe of spores. mycology is just awesome... like most things in nature :D

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

eats magic mushrooms *Peace and love bro, I see pretty colors*

[@matthewlee8667]

I can smell the sound that feeling a cactus tastes like!

[@Bryce4Belle]

Why did the mushroom have so many friends? Because he was a fungi.

[@blue_manatee3895]

Fungus is the singular; fungi is the plural, but I don't know how to make that into a joke.

[@elliot7753]

How come America has loads of friend? Because their fungi(s)

[@sean2606]

I know you don't get as many views on these videos than normal...but I enjoy these nonetheless. I think you should make videos on topics you enjoy!

[@richardmateus6604]

One of the most interesting KZbin videos I have ever watched

[@lindareese4579]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful information with me ❤

[@jefersonfereira9057]

There are several suggestions worth trying choose the top variety - there are lots available. grow them in the best conditions - some such as oyster muchrooms like cool humid conditions and may be put outside (I discovered these and why they work on Gregs Mushroom Grower site )

[@GunnerPoulsen]

I love the mix of knowlege and scottish

[@pro26mateonoteimporta82]

Such a beautiful video...

[@hoodclassicsofcalifornia]

Woah woah woah Thumbnail looks like RealLifeLore and Saturday is his upload day. This is better

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

his last one was great as well

[@Daniel_Huffman]

1:05 _...And that funny stuff growing on your strawberries-that's a fungus too._ That probably scared some people watching this who actually have that.

[@-7-man]

The pics of mushrooms used in the video look so good.

[@DBS608]

Superb video.... great work

[@ghostrider13bg]

Great video, as always !!

[@GareginRA]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information.

[@robinkuiper]

Awesome, as always!

[@seamus9305]

Well done! Fungi is also closer on the evolutionary tree to humans than to plantlife.

[@tharealgaming5802]

Great vid

[@nicholaskaramanos5288]

my question is this......lets say protists are the parents and created two siblings plants and fungi, would that in fact make fungi the parent of anamilia due to the fact that fungi had its definitive form before animilia? or are fungi and animilia in fact siblings as well did fundi spawn animilia or did protists?

[@joelmooner69]

literally amazing.

[@samrangdale8971]

Amazing video. Subbed

[@Rose.Petal2010]

i love mushrooms so much

[@aaronmarks9366]

This was a fascinating video. Thanks.

[@nightsky8012]

Very informative video! Thumbs up!

[@banhatlessducks]

Great job dude 😎

[@spatusion398]

Thanks man, Learnt a lot from this.

[@wugugw]

That was one awesome video and upload! Really appreciate the work. I laerned some new stuff, GJ 👍

[@shiwamkarn5215]

Wow 🤩...thank u for this video.plz make more

[@internet_best]

great video! Now everything make sense :) thank you!

[@crotalusatrox7931]

The click bait picture of Amanita muscaria, the Fly Agaric of the Basdiomycota will lure me everytime. Good video.

[@KendrickMan]

More fungi videos would be wonderful.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

Interesting. Certainly makes a difference to your usual videos!

[@HaveRandomQuestions]

4:08 the animation shows discycling instead of recycling

[@violetgibson9]

Amazing visuals. 😲👍

[@Dufffaaa93]

For the first 40 million years woody trees were around, wood was not biodegradable... until a fungus figured out how to rot it. And that's where coal comes from. Trees would be piled up so deep that when a wildfire broke out they would just burn for years. Which is also what caused one of the mass extinctions, a giant forest fire that just wouldn’t stop trapped a bunch of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and caused climate change.

[@suelane3628]

What about lichens? I believe they are classed as Fungi (ascomycetes) since only the fungal partner can survive on it's own, albeit in a laboratory. The algae or cyanobacteria have lost the ability to survive without the fungal partner.

[@Austin-vg1cr]

Great video !

[@andrewlynch4126]

This was good, props

[@neomayer]

SUCH a good video, wow

[@zidby2]

Gr8 info.. shared in amazing video..

[@ChitharevulaRadha]

Super video 🎉

[@bawicz0]

0:48 AMONGUS DING DING DING DING DING DING DING, DING DING DING

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