by This brings fun in fungus.
A Reddit user has become viral on the social media platform after sharing a real scientific experiment with a “spongy” growth in her bathroom shower.
Shocking images that were recently shared by user This-Scratch8016 received more than 18,000 upvotes about various Reddit subforums, in particular in /r /shaped interest, where she initially described the really wild turn of events.
“I left it for a while because I was interested and wanted to see what it would look like or would eventually do,” she wrote in her original message.
“It was really interesting to look for a while, but I am glad I solved it because it is not healthy,” she added.
Despite his Loofa-like appearance, the civil scientist knew that she had a kind of fungus that infected her house.
She said to Newsweek: “In the beginning it started to look like a Loofah and would eventually become a small mushroom, and it would change very quickly.”
“I moved the sponge thing and it kept coming back, so I left it behind to see what it would do, even though I know it is bad. I was just really interested. “
In the end, a full mushroom with a brown top and whitish stem stem from the orange-tinted growth on which point she finally removed her mycelium roommate.
Reddit users responded with equal parts of pleasure and horror.
One Gawker stated that this Scratch8016 can have a “very mycelial network” that colonizes the walls of her house.
“It is surprisingly beautiful,” added a shroom enthusiast.
Despite her apparent need for a deep beautiful, a fellow -ecological enthusiastic also: ‘Thank you for being a scientific observer and makes the fungus grow. I appreciated that. “
According to the cleaning experts of Rescue Clean 911 – based in Florida, where humidity creates an ideal environment for Mushooms to grow – various factors, including high heat, surplus moisture and low lighting, are the fault for the fungus among us. Under such circumstances, mushrooms can be found growing up by bathroom floors, tiled walls, window screens, nylon shower curtains, walls or ceilings, especially if water with water and rot wood is present.
Safe handling and deep cleaning are of crucial importance, because many types of mushrooms can be toxic, while their persistent traces can lead to black fungus, experts warn.
