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Fungi could also be used as weapons. The [[Great Intelligence]]'s [[robot Yeti]] were armed with [[web-gun]]s which fired [[the Web|a deadly, cobweb-like fungus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') The [[Ice Warrior]]s used the fungal [[Martian Seed Pod]]s in their attempt to conquer Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a metal-eating fungus to destroy [[Baltazar's ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'') | Fungi could also be used as weapons. The [[Great Intelligence]]'s [[robot Yeti]] were armed with [[web-gun]]s which fired [[the Web|a deadly, cobweb-like fungus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') The [[Ice Warrior]]s used the fungal [[Martian Seed Pod]]s in their attempt to conquer Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a metal-eating fungus to destroy [[Baltazar's ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'') | ||
Fungi could also be sentient. When visiting [[Mechanus]], he [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] encountered [[Gubbage Cone|Gubbage Cones]], a race of intelligent, carnivorous fungi. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | |||
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- You may be looking for the Web, a Yeti weapon, which was sometimes called a fungus.
A fungus was a type of life-form which bore some similarities to plants.
Professor Clifford Jones studied fungi, specifically their overlooked nutritional value. He discovered that his edible fungi was poisonous to the giant maggots. (TV: The Green Death) Later, he and his wife Jo Grant went on an expedition to the Amazon in search of a particularly rare fungus. (TV: Planet of the Spiders) The Kromon consumed fungus as part of their diet. (AUDIO: The Creed of the Kromon)
Fungi could also be used as weapons. The Great Intelligence's robot Yeti were armed with web-guns which fired a deadly, cobweb-like fungus. (TV: The Web of Fear) The Ice Warriors used the fungal Martian Seed Pods in their attempt to conquer Earth. (TV: The Seeds of Death) The Tenth Doctor used a metal-eating fungus to destroy Baltazar's ship. (TV: The Infinite Quest)
Fungi could also be sentient. When visiting Mechanus, he First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister encountered Gubbage Cones, a race of intelligent, carnivorous fungi. (TV: The Chase)
