Scientists Record Audio of Pando, the World's Largest Living Organism
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Tessa Koumoundouros
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Scientists have recorded audio of Pando, the world's largest living organism by mass — a 47,000-stem quaking aspen forest in Utah that is actually a single tree sharing one root system. The recording captures the vibrations of its million leaves trembling, transmitted through its roots, offering a unique acoustic glimpse into this ancient 6,000-metric-ton organism.
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· 3 pulledWe can now hear one of the largest and most ancient living organisms on Earth whisper with the tremble of a million leaves echoing through its roots.
The forest, made up of a single tree known as Pando ('I spread' in Latin), has 47,000 stems (all with the same DNA) sprouting from a shared root system across 100 acres (40 hectares) in Utah.
Here, this lone male quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) gradually grew into a massive 6,000 metric tons of life, making it the largest living organism in the world in terms of mass
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