The Humungous Fungus

There is poetry in that title! :D
A proof that you can find beauty even in a beast (or a fungus for that matter)
I came across this interesting news report while googling on the word 'Humungous'. For the record, Humungous is a hybrid of Huge and Monstrous, and therefore means extremely large and huge. Well, you would know, after reading this article!

Well, the fungus in question is Armillaria ostoyae , also known as the honey mushroom. And its claim to fame is, that it is the largest living organism of our planet! It is at least 2400 years old, and is spread over 2200 acres (the size of 1665 football fields!)
Click here for a darshan of the Monstrous Monolith (thats another new word :D)
http://www.extremescience.com/biggestlivingthing.htm