Exciting and spectacular - everything about fungi, the true rulers of the world. They exist everywhere: in the deep-sea floor, in solidified lava, on the ISS space station, and within us. Fungi are neither animal nor plant, yet they are living beings that communicate with each other, being both friend and foe. Most of the time, they remain hidden, but without them, our forests, our climate, and perhaps life itself would not exist. Biologist Robert Hofrichter takes us into a world of bizarre, complex organisms full of surprising partnerships, astonishing facts, and unsolved mysteries. Knowledgeable, humorous, and vibrant, he opens our eyes to the invisible eco-universe that extends beneath our feet - and not just there! Exciting and spectacular - everything about the hidden world of fungi. For all readers of Peter Wohlleben.