An example of an analogy, and anthropomorphism, in public science discourse:
"the wood wide web underground for trees…mycorrhizal fungi that is like fibre optic cables that run from tree to tree and connect them all and send signals and tell each other, you know, what is happening, and if there is a tree which is feeling a little peaky, a bit under the weather, the mycorrhizal fungi can help them out and share other resources with them…"
Tony Kirkham
Tony Kirkham (Retired Head of Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) was talking on an episode ('The Wonder of Trees') of the Infinite Monkey Cage.
The 'wood wide web' can be considered a pun.
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