Why do mushrooms cry?

Mushrooms belong neither to the plant nor to the animal kingdom – they rule their own kingdom. But this does not mean that they are somewhere in the middle of this classification between plants and us, animals. You will be surprised to learn that mushrooms are actually much more similar to us, humans, than to green plants. One of the similarities is what you see in the photo of the mushroom covered with water droplets. And it's not the ability to cry, as it might seem. Many mushrooms, like us, need oxygen, which they break down into CO2 and water, just as we do when we breathe.

Neither mushrooms nor we produce oxygen, as green plants do during photosynthesis. In winter, the water we exhale becomes very visible, especially if you have a beard. Well, mushrooms "cry" like this when, growing very fast, they release more water than they can use, and then that water hangs in such beautiful droplets. This phenomenon is called guttation. And I don't know about you - but I simply cannot admire this sight enough, it's just indecently beautiful!!