When not in the studio for its close-up, this Ganoderma sessile species (pictured specimen was cultivated) can be found in the northeastern United States on oak, maple, and beech trees.

In their paper, the researchers call it a "living, self-regenerating, and reactive Ganoderma sessile mycelium" that turned a "model cyborg figurine" into a "bio-cybernetic entity." At best, ...