Tag: Buller’s drop

Conceptual natural-history illustration of the underside of a gilled mushroom alongside a magnified elongated fungal spore on a tiny supporting stalk, with a rounded Buller’s drop and a flattened water droplet illustrating the surface-tension launch mechanism.

How Do Mushrooms Fire Spores Without Muscles?

Many mushrooms launch spores with merging water droplets. Surface tension powers a short flight that clears the gill before air resistance stops it.

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