There is an SF trope about misunderstood alien fungi that make humans empathetic and connected. Here, efficient resource distributors remind me of Gaia hypothesis. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/science/climate-mycorrhizal-fungus-networks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0k4.-HG5.gHFu6OSUK2bY&smid=bs-share