Gummi Worm Fan Gifts

'Dude, I think you should cut back on the Gummi worms.'

"Chomp... Chomp... Curry Tree..."

Vegetarian Birds

Butterfly herders of the wild west.

"Why the gumboots? Well, I can't stand slimy things touching my feet..."

"This will sting a bit."

The worm that churned!

Sometimes it's easy to see if a swamp creature is on vacation.

"Think about the honey."

"Is it me, or would a dung beetle taste really good right now?"

"Gotta go, lads, I smell death."

'Relax Cookie. I'll call the mold monster experts!'

Unwelcome guests can be caught and thrown out...there is no need to kill them.

He's been teaching a class on fungi for decades! He loves molding young minds! Campus.

'We are parasites, but I think we also have parasites.'

The hummingbird's hum.

"Dear, will you sprint down to the store and get a box of wheat germ and a pint of yoghurt?"

"We cloned DNA from Captain Cook's bookts, and grew the world's largest piece of tinea!"

'Are these mushrooms edible?'

"Is it just me, or is it humid up here?"

Worm Appreciation Society!

Spider Exhibit. It says spiders can have hundreds of children at the same time. No wonder they climb the walls! (Published originally on July 23, 2002.)

"Sorry, I can't... I'm really swamped."

'This underground facility allows us to be closely involved with proton decay, gravity waves, neutrinos and the growing and selling of mushrooms.'

'Jack contracted botrytis cinerea. It hasn't done much for his looks, but his disposition's a lot sweeter.'

A Bug's Life Advice

"When I was seventeen..."

'I'd always been told they found the truffles by smell.'

What next?!

"I tell you, he's up to no good. He spends hours on the dark web."

Fly Mimes.

Wait, you took how many steps?

GM Plant Research: 'Well you've proved you can grow Chantrelles just about anywhere!'

Giants of science: Oppenheimers Mushroom Farm. 'Get 'em while they're red hot!'

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