The lifecycle of that particular fungus is absolutely mental - it sounds made up and if it were, you'd purse your lips and say, "That's a bit much. Maybe dial it down a bit to keep it believable."

That's a pretty stunning sort of allegorical representation of their perspective.

It's what happens when you have a pathological case of Main Character Syndrome.

This feels like the most transparently obvious wild goose chase since our hominid ancestors chased the ancestors of modern geese.

I feel like it might be better suited to Fortean Times.