The answer is competition. Because it wants the other plants to move so it can have all of the space to grow.
A horseshoe crab has been around for almost 500 million years. They are classified as arthropods and not actual crabs. However, There are many reasons that have helped them survive this long including, they can eat almost any organic matter. There blood is different from normal, in fact it’s blue. This blood helps them heal any wounds right away. They can also live in areas with very low levels of oxygen, meaning habitat is not a big issue for them. Evolution has also helped them grow and adapt seeing as they’ve survived this long.
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The reason as to why fungi fossils seem so rare is that they are usually microscopic and often difficult or impossible to identify.
Not much information on fungi fossils has been documented. This could be because fungi fruiting bodies consist of soft, fleshy and easily degradable tissues which due to their poor integrity do not keep or preserve as well as animal tissue.
Even when available, it takes a trained eye to recognize fungal fossils. Not many people have the training and expertise to recognize the fossils.
