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Giant Pizza-Like Mystery Fungus Stumps Reddit Users in Singapore

Giant Pizza-Like Mystery Fungus Stumps Reddit Users in Singapore

Reishi, Chicken of the Woods

What they found

A Reddit user found a huge, unidentified pizza-shaped fungus; guesses included Reishi and Chicken of the Woods.

A Reddit user found a huge, unidentified pizza-shaped fungus; guesses included Reishi and Chicken of the Woods.

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Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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It’s a pizza! On the ground! It’s a mushroom? A Redditor found a huge pizza-looking fungus and took to the forums to figure it out. While some guessed Reishi and Chicken of the Woods, no one quite knows what this massive and appetizing fungus is. Do you?

It’s a pizza! On the ground! It’s a mushroom? A Redditor found a huge pizza-looking fungus and took to the forums to figure it out. While some guessed Reishi and Chicken of the Woods, no one quite knows what this massive and appetizing fungus is. Do you?

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