Someone told me about a huge mutant algae organism 200 feet long at the bottom of some lake in Guatemala. I'm kind of sceptical, but it sounds totally amazing. Anybody know anything about this freak of nature?

Sounds like one of those urban tales to me.

Yeah, kinda. But it's the kind of thing I would find really appealing were it true.

Could this be what they were talking about?

Caulerpa taxifolia algae (http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,37444,00.html)

:bugeye: i need to check into this....hmmm.

Kelp and all other seaweeds are technically algae.

There is a forest of some sort of tree that really is only one tree. A single ancestrial tree sent out runners and now this single plant covers many acers.

I wouldnt put it past nature.

No offense, but you sound like the chatbot alice.

about that algae thing..are you sure you aren't confusing it with the giant mycelium that is growing underground in the Amazon Forest (at least i think that's where i read it was growing)..the thing is supposed to be acres and acres long and wide (all underground) whoa...that's one big shroom!! :eek:

I get to the point - I refuse to beat around the bush.