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Spider webs capture hidden fungal diversity in Thai rice fields
- June 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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A new study published in the open-access Biodiversity Data Journal suggests that spider webs—particularly those incorporating environmental debris—can serve as natural, non-destructive collectors of fungal material in agricultural ecosystems. The findings show that viable fungi can be recovered from these structures, including lineages that may represent previously undocumented diversity.
Originally published at Phys.org