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Inside The Dying Days Of Tibets Caterpillar Fungus Gold Rush
2016-06-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Tibetan nomads who once eked out a living as farmers or yak-herders have found a lucrative new business in recent years -- caterpillar fungus. Also known as cordyceps, the fungus grows on caterpillars, killing and mummifying them underground before growing a stalk that can be picked like a mushroom in spring. The fungus is relatively rare, but flourishes in the high altitudes and low temperatures of the Tibetan Plateau. The fungus has been popular for centuries as a traditional cure for ailments...
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