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and vegetables. The fungus known as Oomycota phytophthora gener-
ally invades tomatoes and potatoes, on a large scale that can have
very serious effects. The great potato famine between 1845 and 1860
in Ireland was one consequence of this fungus. 95
Fungi can also invade the bodies of some animals. Most cause
disease, some can even lead to death. Some deliberately kill so as to
use their host's body as food. For example, one variety of worms
Fungi invade the en- HARUN YAHYA
tire tree branch on
which they settle. (ADNAN OKTAR)
Some are opportun-
ists that eat the trees
that start to die.
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