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This humongous fungus is considered the largest living thing on earth | Oregon Field Guide Archives

What's bigger than a whale, yet hides out of sight? What could fill 250 semi-trucks, yet spreads itself thin? The answer is the honey mushroom. And this humongous fungus is trying to kill the forest where it lives. At the time of filming for this story, the fungus covered more than 3 square miles of the Blue Mountains in Eastern Oregon. This story first aired on Feb. 12, 2015. Learn more: https://www.opb.org/television/progra... For more stories like this visit OPB online at https://www.opb.org/show/oregonfieldg... Chapters 0:00 A Riddle 0:29 Mushrooms killing trees 1:48 How this fungus kills 2:39 The largest organism on earth 3:43 How humongous fungus got its name 4:19 How it spreads 5:01 A team tries to eliminate the humongous fungus 6:32 Nature helping nature 6:53 It's here to stay --- Oregon Public Broadcasting aims to elevate and amplify the community, connect Oregon and its neighbors, and illuminate a wider world through stories. OPB Every Day. OPB Everywhere. One way to support OPB and the work of public media is to subscribe to our channel for new OPB videos every month: https://www.youtube.com/opb?sub_confi... Member support makes all the videos on the OPB YouTube channel possible, and everything else you love. Ensure the next important story is covered and join in as a Sustainer now at https://give.opb.org/opb/?s=OAMEGNS22... #oregonfieldguide #fungus #honeymushroom #infectedtrees #humongousfungus #shoestringfungus #timberlands #timberindustry #OPB #Oregon #PacificNorthWest