Giant Microbes Plush - Booger (Mucus)

Giant Microbes Plush - Booger (Mucus) Dried nasal mucus is what we call boogers. Mucus is vital to your immune system since it catches wayward microbes before they reach your lungs.Surveys show that most people admit to picking their nose! Picking is not the best habit though, so why not pick this adorable little guy instead! All About Booger (Mucus) FACTS: Dried nasal mucus is what we call boogers. Mucus is a slimy goo vital to your immune system. In your nose, mucus catches wayward microbes and other foreign particles before they reach your lungs. When a cold invades and stuffs up your nose, dead viruses get stuck in the mucus turning it from clear to green. So that dripping snot is escorting out unwelcome microbes. And when mucus dries out, hardens, and sticks in your nose, you’ve formed boogers! Boogers and mucus are closely related, one more solid and the other more viscous. Both forms are vital to help keep you healthy. In the airways of your lungs, mucus is actually called phl