Fungi made the world as we know it. As some of the first
life forms on the planet, they consumed minerals locked
in rocks, creating what we now know as soil. Without
them, there would be no plants on land, and therefore,
no animals. No us.

~ New York Times, “Unearthing the Secret Superpowers of Fungus”

Omphalotus nidiformis – photo by Cas Liber, Wikipedia Commons