Attack if the worm-eating mushrooms.

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  • Author(s): Miller, J.A.
  • Source:
    Science News. 4/7/84, Vol. 125 Issue 14, p219-219. 1/2p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MUSHROOMS; NEMATODES
    • Subject Terms:
      ONTARIO; CANADAReport Available
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on the ability of mushrooms growing on rotting wood to supplement their carbohydrate diets with high-protein nematodes according to a biologist in Ontario. Use of sticky protuberances to catch nematodes; Release of a potent toxin to paralyze nematodes; Prevalence of carnivorous consumption in fungi.