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The largest living organism on our planet is the mycelium of the dark honey fungus.
The blue whale, the largest animal known to man, contrary to popular belief, is not the largest living creature on the planet. The laurels of giant number 1 are borne by... a mushroom. Or more precisely, the mycelium of the dark honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae), which develops in the Malheur Forest Preserve in the American state of Oregon. The mycelium of this living creature occupies an area of ​​more than 880 hectares, and its age is estimated at 2.4 thousand years.

The largest living organism on the planet is sometimes called the Oregon Monster or the monstrous honey fungus, and not at all because of its gigantic size. The fact is that the giant mycelium, entangling the roots of trees, causes their death. And many trees in the reserve have already become victims of the huge mycelium.