What is the Wood-Wide Web?

An underground network of mycorrhizal fungi connecting roots.

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  1. A type of spider web
  2. An underground network of mycorrhizal fungi connecting roots ✔
  3. A website about forests

Why: Mycorrhizal fungi form underground networks that connect plant roots and carry warning messages.

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The Wood-Wide Web has deep roots.
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Answer: An underground network of mycorrhizal fungi connecting roots. Mycorrhizal fungi form underground networks that connect plant roots and carry warning messages.

  1. Communication en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication
    These fungi form underground networks, colloquially referred to as the Wood-Wide Web, and connect the roots of different plants.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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