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Fairy Rings in the yard
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brainburger +3 · 8 hr. ago

As a child I believed the plausible explanation that they form from one source toadstool dropping
spores in a ring, which forms a small ring of toadstools. Then they drop spores, but they only grow
on the fresh soil on the outside of the ring, so the radius of the circle grows.

Apparently this is not true and it is actually a single organism under the ground, which produces
visible caps in a ring on the surface.

I still wonder why they form in a ring though.

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PM_Me_Your_Positions +3 · 6 hr. ago

Yup, mycelium is amazing.

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cramduck +3 · 5 hr. ago

Your celium is alright... MYCELIUM is frickin awesome.

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variables +1 · 6 hr. ago

Or maybe there's a septic tank buried there,

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nankainamizuhana +2 · 2 hr. ago

The running theory, to my knowledge, is that the mycelium grows outward pretty uniformly, and
then as it gets big enough, the center grows old and dies, leaving just an outer ring that
continues to spread outward.

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Firm_Mind_1353 · 2 hr. ago

The center of the circle is where the first mushroom spore drops.

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Tristanime · 7 hr. ago · edited 4 hr. ago

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In the Netherlands, we call them heksenkringen (witch rings). Legend has it, that such a ring
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Chippas +1 · 5 hr. ago

Same here in Sweden. We call them either häxring, or älvdans (fairy dance).

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Significant-Custard1 +2 · 9 hr. ago

Korok

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FAFoxxy · 7 hr. ago

What fairy ring code is that, DLQ?

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DurpOverlord · 6 hr. ago

put a rock in the middle for a korok seed

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existential_prices +3 · 9 hr. ago

Go sleep in it.

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Why do the mushrooms grow like that?

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dixieflatlines · 7 hr. ago

The center of the circle is where the first mushroom spore drops. The mycelium grows under the
soil in an outwardly direction from the center, in a circular formation. As it grows it depletes the
soil that is is using for nutrients. Here you see the edge of the ring it has grown to — and the
fruiting bodies of the mycelium (the mushrooms) rise up out of the ground/soil below.

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That's cool, thank you for answering.

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aioncan +3 · 6 hr. ago

Also the mushrooms are sort of like their reproductive organs. That’s where spores shoot out
of.

Think about that next time you’re eating mushrooms.

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Vast_Back4746 +2 · 7 hr. ago

Spiderwick Chronicles

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Dom_Q · 1 hr. ago

r/yahaha_irl

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ladypbj +1 · 9 hr. ago

close the circle

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syth429 +1 · 7 hr. ago · edited 7 hr. ago

That's actually one organizm spanning the whole yard. Fungi is awesome!

Edit: Spelling

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Realistic_Truck +2 · 6 hr. ago

Growing up I would hear stories about how the fairies would make these at night.

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bar_bergger · 5 hr. ago

When I was a child I was told that the fairies 1did
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SteakFirst2169 · 4 hr. ago

Might have a leaker....leader..... or at least time to pump out the septic

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Guywithoutfacialhair · 48 min. ago

Aka satanic circle

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cratertooth27 +1 · 21 min. ago

Uh-oh we’ve got FAIRIES!!!

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