Mushrooms are poisonous, hallucinogenic, glowing, and now, thanks to a new study, named after a children’s cartoon character.
The new species, Spongiforma squarepantsii— found in 2010 in Sarawak, Malaysia—has a spongy appearance that reminded scientists of TV’s Spongebob Squarepants. “It’s just like a sponge with these big hollow holes,” San Francisco State University’s Dennis Desjardin said in a statement.
“When it’s wet and moist and fresh, you can wring water out of it and it will spring back to its original size. Most mushrooms don’t do that.”
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/16/weird-wild-spongebob-mushroom-named
