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Living matter constantly reconfigures itself through dynamic interactions between organisms and substrates. Fungi such as Fuligo septica act as agents of morphological change, transforming mineral structures through metabolic processes that alter the molecular composition of rock. This material evolution manifests in specific erosion patterns, where every micropore and fissure records the stages of a progressive transformation. Documenting these processes reveals how the morphology of both elements, organism and substrate, coevolves over time. Spores germinate following precise chemical vectors; mycelia branch out while adapting to the material's irregularities, and the stone responds by modifying its microtopography. What emerges is not mere colonization but a complex system of morphological feedback where inorganic matter acquires biological characteristics and organisms incorporate mineral properties.