Workshop-activity to get closer to the exciting world of micology. We will have the opportunity to know the fungi and to be fascinated as we discover some of their most relevant aspects. We will also understand why this organisms are closely related to animals than to plants.

An introductory explanation accompanied by images and videos will show us their classification (taxonomy), and introduce us to their most relevant biological and ecological features, to their properties, and to theis practical applications in our society (applied micology).

In the laboratory, we’ll have the chance to observe different fungical structures (hyphae and spores) in the microscope and the binocular loupe. We’ll finish making an oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) culture, which will surely help us fully understand their biological cycle.