Why does Fungus look Scary?

[Envy 6,000]

Well, they are typically poisonous. It may be instincts for us to be driven away from them because of that.

[s.slug 218]

The bleeding tooth mushroom!(in the OP).  It looks fantastic!

 

To anyone who hates mushrooms: There are way too many species of fungi, chances are there's one out there you'll simply fall in love with  ...you just haven't found it yet.  Personally, I love them all ...a lot.  My facination with mushrooms takes up a lot of time in my life.

 

I also hate coral and don't understand people that like to go scuba diving to see them and find them beautiful. There can be tons of dangerous flora where it's chock full of coral like jellyfish.

 

 

 

 

You know there are coral fungi, right?  ...probably your worst nightmare.  It's a pretty big family of mushrooms containing all sorts of really awesome shapes and colors.  A lot of them are common, and most people walk right past them without even giving any notice.

 

Here's one that frequently grows around here,  Clavicorona pixidata.  Triple-crowned coral fungus.  I took this picture late last year.  They were everywhere!

 

[Simcity11100 770]

This gave me a great idea to photeshop your fungus and this is what I did with it!

 

 

On the side note, they are fairly interesting, just the way it grows is the coolest part about them.

[Sky Knight 1,172]

This gave me a great idea to photeshop your fungus and this is what I did with it!

 

 

On the side note, they are fairly interesting, just the way it grows is the coolest part about them.

You horrible horrible dragon! >.< I almost had a heart attack!

[cider float 2,535]

The bleeding tooth mushroom!(in the OP).  It looks fantastic!

 

To anyone who hates mushrooms: There are way too many species of fungi, chances are there's one out there you'll simply fall in love with  ...you just haven't found it yet.  Personally, I love them all ...a lot.  My facination with mushrooms takes up a lot of time in my life.

 

 

 

You know there are coral fungi, right?  ...probably your worst nightmare.  It's a pretty big family of mushrooms containing all sorts of really awesome shapes and colors.  A lot of them are common, and most people walk right past them without even giving any notice.

 

Here's one that frequently grows around here,  Clavicorona pixidata.  Triple-crowned coral fungus.  I took this picture late last year.  They were everywhere!

 

The only mushroom I fall in love with are mushroom that is typically put on pizza.

[Sintanan 151]

I never could understand the hate for fungi.  I mean, it's not like this little guy is plotting your demise or anything:

 

Also consider that mushrooms are one-half of a match made in heaven:

[EpicEnergy 22,086]

I don't look scary to me, just weird and a little fascinating.

[Fluttershutter 2,120]

On 2015-07-19 at 3:15 PM, Sky Knight said:

You would eat fungus!? *skin shivers*

If you eat bread you eat fungus.

[Evil Pink One 12,990]

Instincts tells us to be scared. That's why.

[Sonic Shimmer 4,116]

I think they just look otherworldly.

I think an inbuilt fear or discomfort around fungi may also be a survival instinct for humans, as so many of them are potentially dangerous if eaten.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,738]

I mean for every creepy looking fungus there is an innocent little mushroom. Yet that said a lot of fungus really do take on an otherworldly look to them sort of like space aliens. So I guess seeing such odd organisms may trigger a slight bit of fear towards looking into the unknown. That said though most funguses are pretty intriguing so I can't say I'm scared of them haha.

[Props Valroa 26,046]

Probably due to evolutionary reasons. It does look unsettling to me.

[ZiggWheelsManning 7,371]

The stuff looks as if it was put there by aliens  

[Clawdeen 12,110]

That is pretty creepy looking

Excuse me while I save that and text it to some people

For the lols

[Stardust 640]

Cuz eventually it grow all over ur body wow