Might it have something to do with lighting producing nitrate as well? Fungi love the Nitrogen
Discussion
I guess “jolted” was the less scientific way of saying that the nitrate fixation facilitates the growth of the big umbrella-like ☂️ mushrooms from the hidden mass of mycelia that we see on the surface 🍄
Not to mention lightning’s patterns in the sky mimic those of the mycelium. Everything is connected