Andres M. Dominguez / Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) in snow, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, southern Spain, January.

Alex Hyde / Fly (Mycophaga testacea) laying eggs on Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) gills. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Robert Thompson / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, October.

Nigel Cattlin / Lawyers' wig fungus (Coprinus comatus) fruiting caps in grassland. Berkshire, England, UK.

Werner Bollmann / Abstract view of mushroom, Pilz, Lentiira, Finland, September.

Emanuele Biggi / Goat moth (Cossus cossus) camouflaged on twig, Calabria, Italy.

Will Watson / Shaggy inkcap (Coprinus comatus) growing beneath Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) tree, Herefordshire Plateau, England, UK, October .

Adrian Davies / Magpie Fungus (Coprinus picaceus) Sussex, England, UK, November.

Chris Mattison / White milking bonnet (Mycena galopus var. candida) Peak District, Derbyshire, UK, October. Image taken using digital focus-stacking.

Chris Mattison / Deceiver fungus (Laccaria laccata) Longshaw, Derbyshire, UK, October. Image taken using digital focus-stacking.

Adrian Davies / Parrot waxcap fungus (Hygrocybe psittacina) underside showing gills. Surrey, UK, November.

Russell Cooper / Parasol mushrooms (Lepiota procera) low angle view, Richmond Park National Nature Reserve. Surrey, England, UK, October.

Nick Hawkins / Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), New Brunswick, Canada, July.

Colin Varndell / Clump of Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) Dorset, UK November.

Fabrice Cahez / Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) Vosges, France

Nick Upton / Spectacular rustgill fungi (Gymnopilus junonius) emerging from a rotting treestump in deciduous woodland, LWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Parasol mushroom (Lepiota / Macrolepiota procera) growing on a coastal headland, Pentire Head, Cornwall, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Parasol mushroom (Lepiota / Macrolepiota procera) growing on a coastal headland, Pentire Head, Cornwall, UK, October.

Colin Varndell / Porcelain / Beech tuft toadstools (Oudemansiella mucida) New Forest, Hampshire, UK October

Colin Varndell / Porcelain toadstools (Oudemansiella mucida) New Forest, Hampshire, UK, October.

David Kjaer / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) just emerging from ground, Wiltshire, UK

David Kjaer / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampshire, UK

David Kjaer / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampshire, UK

David Kjaer / Parrot waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina) Wiltshire, UK

Colin Varndell / Tawny grisette toadstool (Amanita fulva) New Forest, Hampshire, UK, September

Cyril Ruoso / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius), Alberes Mountains, Pyrenees, France, October.

Cyril Ruoso / Parasol mushrooms (Lepiota procera), Alberes Mountains, Pyrenees, France, October.

Cyril Ruoso / Blusher mushroom (Amanita rubescens) Alberes Mountains, Pyrenees, France, September.

Andy Sands / Variable oysterling (Crepidotus variabilis) growing on dead twig, Hertfordshire, England, UK, October

Andy Sands / Oak mazegill (Daedalea quercina) bracket fungus with wide gill-like pores, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, November

Andy Sands / Giant funnel fungus (Leucopaxillus giganteus) uncommon species, Hertfordshire, England, UK, November. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap (Coprinellus micaceus) small group of growing from mossy log, Bedfordshire, England, UK, November. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) group of fungi growing from dead beech tree, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Magpie inkcap fungus (Coprinopsis picacea) the gills of the magpie inkcap deliquesce or decompose and become liquid. This process which aids spore dispersal particularly in wet weather, Bedfordshire,...

Andy Sands / Oak mazegill (Daedalea quercina) large group of bracket fungi growing on dead oak tree trunk, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, November

Andy Sands / Magpie inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea) uncommon inkcap that usually grows singularly often under beech trees, Bedfordshire, England, UK, October . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Tawny Grisette (Amanita fulva) growing from mossy bank on forest floor, Hertfordshire, England, UK, October . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap fungus (Coprinellus micaceus) growing from rotten log, Hertfordshire, England, UK, November . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Deceiver fungus(Laccaria laccata) individual fungi growing from mossy log, Hertfordshire, England, UK, November . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Variable Oysterling (Crepidotus variabilis) group growing on end of dead log, Hertfordshire, England, UK, October . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap mushroom (Coprinellus micaceus) growing from rotten log, Hertfordshire, England, UK, November . Focus stacked image

MYN / Marc Pihet / Magpie inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea), composite, Maine-et-Loire, France, October, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), composite, Maine-et-Loire, France, October, meetyourneighbours.net project

Matthew Maran / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK, November.

Matthew Maran / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October 2015.

Matthew Maran / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October.

Matthew Maran / Clouded funnel mushroom (Clitocybe nebularis) Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October.

Matthew Maran / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) close up of gills, Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Low angle view of Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on a dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Andres M. Dominguez / Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) Los Alcornocales Natural park, Cortes de la Frontera, southern Spain, October.

Andres M. Dominguez / Chicken-of-the-woods fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) Linares, Cantabria, Spain, August.

Will Watson / The Prince mushroom (Agaricus augustus), growing under Cypress tree, Herefordshire, England, UK, September. Edible species.

Will Watson / Parosol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) amongst Bell heather(Erica cinerea), Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, UK, July.

Solvin Zankl / Chicken of the woods fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) Niedersechsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Elbe Valley, Lower Saxony, Germany

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) growing in ring in field, Norfolk, England UK. July

Adrian Davies / Scarlet waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) in grass, Sussex, England, UK. November.

Adrian Davies / Scarlet waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) in grass, Sussex, England, UK. November.

Adrian Davies / Magpie fungus (Coprinus picaceus) Sussex, England, UK, October.

Colin Varndell / Sulphur polypore bracket fungus, or 'Chicken of the woods' (Laetiporus sulphureus) New Forest, Hampshire, UK September. Edible species

Colin Varndell / Fairies' bonnets toadstools (Coprinellus disseminatus) Dorset, UK August.

Ann & Steve Toon / Fairy inkcaps fungus (Coprinellus disseminatus), Northumberland, UK, October.

Constantinos Petrinos / Goat moth (Cossus cossus) camouflaged on tree trunk, Killini, Peloponnese, Greece, July.

Constantinos Petrinos / Goat moth (Cossus cossus) camouflaged on tree trunk, Killini, Peloponnese, Greece, July.

Constantinos Petrinos / Goat moth (Cossus cossus) camouflaged on tree trunk, Killini, Peloponnese, Greece, July.

Constantinos Petrinos / Goat moth (Cossus cossus) camouflaged on tree trunk, Killini, Peloponnese, Greece, July.

Alex Hyde / Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) cap detail. Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) against white background, Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) growing in coniferous woodland. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly (Mycophaga testacea) laying eggs on Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly (Mycophaga testacea) laying eggs on Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly (Mycophaga testacea) laying eggs on Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) gills. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) on the underside of a dead beech tree branch. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September.

Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) on the underside of a dead beech tree branch. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September.

Sven Zacek / Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) on forest floor, Southern Estonia, September.

Cyril Ruoso / Crab of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) Burgundy, France, June.

Staffan Widstrand / Hoof tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) in old mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, Punia Forest Reserve, Lithuania, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Hoof tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) in old mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, Punia Forest Reserve, Lithuania, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Hoof tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) in old mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, Punia Forest Reserve, Lithuania, May.

Pascal Pittorino / Laughing gym mushrooms (Gymnopilus spectabilis) growing on a tree trunk, Sainte Baume, Var, Provence, France, September

Pal Hermansen / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing in car graveyard, Bastns, Sweden, September.

Russell Cooper / Parrot waxcap fungi (Hygrocybe psittacinus) growing from dewy grassland. South-west London, UK, November.

Russell Cooper / Magpie inkcap fungus (Coprinus picaceus) growing in Beech woodland, Banstead Woods SSSI, North Downs. Surrey, UK, October.

Ernie Janes / Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) surrounded by Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Norfolk, England, UK. October.

Ernie Janes / Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) cap detail, Norfolk, England, UK. October.

Russell Cooper / Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing from dead tree, North Downs, Surrey, England, UK. November.

Colin Varndell / Porcelain or beech tuft (Oudemansiella mucida) toadstools. New Forest, Hampshire, UK. October.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera), Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Anjou-Touraine Natural Park, France, October. meetyourneighbours.net project