0:00 Walk into the forest, silent and so deep0:05 Sunlight through the canopy, secrets that they keep0:10 You see the bark, you see the leaves, you see the sturdy ground0:15 But the biggest story's happening with barely any sound0:20 Underneath the moss and stone, a different world's alive0:25 Where tiny fungal threads connect, and help the woods to thrive0:30 It's the Wood Wide Web, a secret underground0:35 Where the roots are all connected, passing messages around0:40 Trading sugar, sharing news, a subterranean embrace0:46 The forest is a family, in a hidden, magic place0:51 Oh-whoa-oh, the Wood Wide Web0:56 Oh-whoa-oh, a living, breathing thread1:01 The fungus reaches out its threads, a web of mycelium1:06 It links the birch tree to the pine, and this is how it's done1:11 The tree takes sun and makes its food, a sugary sweet treat1:16 It sends the carbon down below for fungus friends to eat1:21 In return, the fungus mines for water and for food1:26 Like phosphorus and nitrogen, for the good of all the wood1:32 It's the Wood Wide Web, a secret underground1:37 Where the roots are all connected, passing messages around1:42 Trading sugar, sharing news, a subterranean embrace1:47 The forest is a family, in a hidden, magic place1:52 Oh-whoa-oh, the Wood Wide Web1:57 Oh-whoa-oh, a living, breathing thread2:02 When a beetle pest attacks a tree on the northern ridge2:07 The tree sends out a warning through this subterranean bridge2:12 A mother tree can feed its young, the saplings in the shade2:18 Sending extra nutrients, a lifeline that she's made2:23 It's not just competition, it's a cooperative design2:28 A single, breathing entity, all tangled in a line2:33 It's the Wood Wide Web, a secret underground2:38 Where the roots are all connected, passing messages around2:43 Trading sugar, sharing news, a subterranean embrace2:48 The forest is a family, in a hidden, magic place2:53 Oh-whoa-oh, the Wood Wide Web2:58 Oh-whoa-oh, a living, breathing thread
