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Old 06-07-2003, 02:20 PM
P van Rijckevorsel
 
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From: "P van Rijckevorsel"
Note Sean Houtman's new definition of cheese as a vegetable product and

Beverly Erlebacher's new definition of a weed as anything that is killed
by a weedkiller.

Sean Houtman schreef
That was part of a discussion about things that eat fungal hyphae. Lots of

them on a good Brie.

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Actually the discussion was on fungi forming a 'vegetation' that was grazed
by passing animals. See:
AFAIK, Fungi themselves are not eaten by animals. Some of the fruiting
bodies are eaten, but not like plants would be, as part of the general
vegetation ("grazed"). Fruiting bodies are sought out as delicacies.
PvR