What's a fungus, eats dead plants, and looks like a lobster, but isn't? Give up? It's the lobster mushroom. If you thought all mushrooms looked like the ones on your pizza, you're in for a big surprise. There are thousands of different kinds of mushrooms and they come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Mushrooms can be white, brown, black, tan, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or violet. There is even a mushroom that glows in the dark! It's called the Jack–o–Lantern mushroom. Some mushrooms are so small that people can barely see them. A bird's nest mushroom is about the size of your little fingernail. If you look at a bird's nest mushroom with a magnifying glass or under a microscope, you'll see a nest shape filled with what looks like little eggs. On the other hand, some mushrooms are so big they weigh more than the average 4–year old child! The Giant Puffball, for instance, is puffy and round, and can be as big as four or five feet across. Imagine trying to carry around a beach ball that big! Mushrooms are often named for the things they look like or special characteristics that they have. The honey mushroom got its name because it is honey colored. Inky caps turn black and drip an inky liquid as they get older. What do you think the Cauliflower mushroom looks like? What about a Shaggy Mane? WHAT DID YOU SEE? Here are some of your responses to this question: Below, there are 4 different pictures of mushrooms. What special characteristics of these mushrooms do you notice? What would you name these mushrooms? Get creative and see what mushy mushroom names you can come up with. HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR RESPONSES: 1. Elephant trunk’s mushroom 2. Seaweed mushroom 3. Brain mushroom 4. Umbrella mushroom First Name: Jonathan I see a slug mushroom first of all, then a coral mushroom is no.2. The third mushroom looks like someone’s brain and the last one is a pretty umbrella. First Name: Alan 1. brown stick mushrooms 2. sea mushroom 3. cheese mushroom or sponge mushroom or brain mushroom 4. lady bug mushroom First Name: Markus 1. mushy banana peel copost 2. Cherry sauce supreme 3. Seaweed pizza peel 4. circle stick First Name: Albert I saw a Brownie Mushroom, a Coral Mushroom, a Brain Mushroom, and a Tree Mushroom. First Name: Alyssa I see mushrooms that look like 1. elephant trunk 2. coral 3. brain 4. toadstool First Name: Shivani I would call the first mushroom just a plain mushroom. I would call the second mushroom seaweed mushroom. The third mushroom is brain mushroom. The fourth mushroom is an umbrella mushroom. First Name: Kaitlin 1) Elephant Mushroom 2) Coral Mushroom 3) Brain Mushroom or Sponge Mushroom 4) Cheetah Mushroom First Name: Katie On the one for number 4 it is a modern looking mushroom I mean I see those kinds of mushrooms everyday, in fact I have a collection at my house. First Name: Hope 1: Nail Mushrooms 2: Fire Mushrooms 3: Brain Mushrooms 4: Just a plain old mushroom! First Name: Dryden 1) Tree Mushroom 2) Coral Mushroom 3) Pancake Mushroom 4) Strawberry Mushroom First Name: Logan Number1 mushroom looks like an elephant, a nail and a snake. Number 2 mushroom looks like underwater coral Number 3 mushroom looks like brain coral Number 4 mushroom looks like the mushroom guy off of Mario First Name: Carol An Elephant A Brain A ladybug A seaweed First Name: Alexandria 1. I SEE A MUSHROOM THAT LOOKS LIKE A SNAKE. (COBRA) 2. CORAL MUSHROOM 3. BRAIN MUSHROOM 4. UMBRELLA MUSHROOM First Name: LORIN Mushroom one is like the one my mum ate the other night. It looks like a tree. Number two looks like pink seaweed, it is pretty. Number three looks like a sea sponge. My mum used one to paint my brother's bedroom. Number four looks like a toadstool house. I wonder if any fairies live there? First Name: Freya 1 - boney mushroom 2 - squiggly mushroom 3 - spongy mushroom 4 - spotty mushroom First Name: Kush The first mushroom reminds me continuously of an elephant. I see an elephant's bent head, distinct ears, and a long trunk protruding from the head. The second mushroom looks like a piece of common coral from the Great Barrier Reef. The third mushroom reminds me of something horrible and nameless that I forgot to eat at the cafeteria last year. Ugh! The fourth mushroom reminds me of a red and white polka-dotted umbrella that curves out and shelters it's owner. Not that I'd be particularly thrilled about being stuck in the rain with a mushroom! First Name: Andrea For number 1 I see the ear mushhroom, for number 2 I see the coral mushroom, for number three the brain mushroom and number 4 the lobsterback rdcoat mushroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First Name: Anne G. sharp teeth mushroom pancake mushroom umbrella mushroom seaweed mushroom First Name: charlie The first one would be called the Elvis Shroom,2nd one would be called gooey bubble gum shroom,3rd would be called sponge mushroom and the last one would be called a strawberry top mushroom. First Name: Jonathan I saw on num.1 a side mushroom on num.2 I saw a metal mushroom on num.3 I saw a shell mushroom on num.4 I saw a pokeidot mushroom First Name: Sheridan 1. I see an elephant nose and ears. 2. This reminds me of a coral reef. 3. This looks like a brain. 4. My spotted umbrella. First Name: Elena LETTER A Is A TONGUE MUSHROOM LETTER B IS A CORAL MUSHROOM LETTER C IS A BRAIN MUSHROOM LETER D IS A FOOTBALL MUSHROOM AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I SEE :) First Name: JADE Back to What Do You See?

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