About this episode

Sage the Bad Naturalist discusses the mysteries of mushrooms and their unusual growth patterns.

Why aren't mushroom animals? Why is this mushroom growing out of a frog?? WHAT KIND OF MUSHROOM IS TOAD?!?! Well Sage the Bad Naturalist is here to answer all our festering fungus questions!

People in this episode

Guest: Sage the Bad Naturalist

Topics covered

• mushrooms
• fungus
• naturalism
• biology
• amphibians

Keywords

• mushroom
• frog
• fungus
• naturalist
• biology
• Toad

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Frog Mushroom, Toad

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