What is Fungi?

Fungi are like invisible helpers that live all around us and help things grow and change.

Imagine you have a big bowl of spaghetti, long, wiggly noodles. Fungi are kind of like those noodles, but they're tiny, and they can be found on the ground, on trees, in your house, even on your shoes!

Some fungi help plants grow by giving them food from the soil. Others eat things that are already there, like a mold eating your old sandwich. That’s how you know it's time to throw it away.

You might have seen mushrooms, which are part of fungi. They pop up in the park or on the side of the road, and they look like little umbrellas. You can even pick them up and touch them, just like touching a soft pillow!

Fungi aren’t alive like you are, but they’re still super important. They help clean up after other living things, and sometimes they make food that we love to eat!