The presence of the Sciaphila yakushimensis, a parasitic species that relies on fungal hosts, is also evidence that a hidden network of symbiotic relationships between fungi and roots (mycorrhizae) exists in the lowland primeval forests of Yakushima. (sciencedaily.com)
«New plant species discovered on Yakushima: Time for a closer look at the island's lowland primeval forests.» (sciencedaily.com)
The relationship between the self - portraits from primeval forests and the «Prism» of human civilization may have similarity with the tension depicted in the scene where the black geometrical monolith appears in front of people and animals in the natural scenery in the movie «2001: A Space Odyssey». (tomiokoyamagallery.com)