'Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms'

The competition in nature is quite cut throat even though we don't realise it and under the surface there is a vicious war going on. In new research researches found that the oyster mushroom uses nerve gas (3-octanone) to paralyze nematodes and suck out their insides which are quite rich in nitrogen.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2355065-oyster-mushroom-fungus-uses-nerve-gas-to-paralyse-and-eat-tiny-worms/

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