Earth’s Biggest Organism: Size isn’t always visible. The largest living thing on Earth isn’t a giant animal or towering plant; it’s a hidden fungus sprawling beneath the soil of an American forest.

The largest organism is the Armillaria ostoyae, also known as the "humongous fungus." The fungus covers 2,385 acres and is 8,650 years old, weighing 35,000 tons. Experts suggest that other organisms ...

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