Home Science A strange symbiosis between a living frog and a fungus has stumped scientists around the world

A strange symbiosis between a living frog and a fungus has stumped scientists around the world

by Neil Reid

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Scientists believe that this is either a unique case, a phenomenon, or an example of unusual evolution – a fungus that moves with the frog has more opportunities to disperse its spores than its stationary counterparts. At the same time, the researchers still have no answer to the main question – what does this fungus feed on the amphibian’s body, if it does not damage it?

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