Sandra Bartocha / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) Germany, October

Ross Hoddinott / Fungus (Mycena sp.) gills backlit, seen from low angle. Dartmoor, Devon, UK. 'Wild Woods' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Spectacular Rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius) mushrooms. Ebernoe Common, West Sussex, England, UK, October.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Parasol mushrooms (Lepiota procera), Richmond Park, London, England, UK, September. Did you know? One way to identify mushrooms is the colour of the spores, for example this mushroom's spores are whit...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close-up of group of toadstools (Mycena sp) autumn. Leicestershire, UK. November. Photographer quote: 'It is all too easy to overlook the fascinating miniture world underneath our feet - mosses,...

Thomas Marent / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) mushrooms glowing at night, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Máté / Horse hair parachute mushrooms (Marasmius androsacaceus) Belarus, June 2009. WWE BOOK. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Thomas Marent / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) glowing at night, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) glowing at night, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Gerry Ellis / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) highly poisonous mushrooms growing on forest floor, North America

Jim Brandenburg / Mushrooms growing on log, Northwoods, Minnesota

Hermann Brehm / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) toadstools in woodland, Germany, October

Juan Manuel Borrero / Basket of edible milkcaps (Lactarius deliciosus) Pyrenees, Barclelona Province, Spain, October

Juan Manuel Borrero / Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) Pyrenees, Lleida Province, Spain, October

Philippe Clement / Sulphur tuft fungus (Hypholoma fasciculare) close up of caps of a cluster on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium, October

David Pattyn / Common Frog (Rana temporaria) amongst toadstools (probably Mycena sp). Oisterwijk, The Netherlands, September.

Albert Lleal / Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera), El Montseny Natural Park, Spain

Albert Lleal / Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) pair in forest, El Montseny Natural Park, Spain

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Wild mushrooms lying on reindeer moss after being gathered near a Selkup camp in the forest. They will be dried & stored for the winter. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Wild mushrooms cut up and drying at a Selkup camp in the forest. Once dry they will be stored for the winter. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Ingo Arndt / Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) mushrooms, Germany

Graham Eaton / Ring of mushrooms on headland above beach at Porth Ceiriad, Llyn, Wales, July 2912

Sandra Bartocha / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) with Ladybird (Coccinella magnifica) Granzin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Eric Baccega / Man looking for Common morel fungi (Morchella esculenta) in forest Alsace, France, Model released, April 2012

Eric Baccega / Common morel fungus (Morchella esculenta) Alsace, France

Pete Oxford / Stinkhorn (Phallaceae) mushroom and Crested Forest Toad (Bufo margaritifer), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Alex Hyde / Dung Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) fungal fruiting bodies growing on horse manure. Derbyshire, UK, April.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Cep (Boletus edulis). Lewesdon Hill, Dorset, England, UK, October.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Mushrooms (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View of mushroom (Mycena inclinata) gills. Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Gills of Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Gills of Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November. Did you know? Porcelain fungus produces an anti-fungal molecule which prevents other speci...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Gills of Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Gills of Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Cluster of toadstools (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Cluster of toadstools (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Cluster of toadstools (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Cluster of toadstools (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Cluster of toadstools (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Toadstools (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Toadstools (Mycena inclinata). Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November. Did you know? Clustered bonnet mushrooms are bioluminescent.

Thomas Marent / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) on mushroom, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Thomas Marent / Tarraco Treefrog (Smilisca phaeota) on mushroom, Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica

Erlend Haarberg / "Fairy ring" formed by mushrooms, Fjallabak Nature reserve, Iceland, August

Pete Oxford / Cup Fungus (Pezizaceae) mushrooms, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Paul Hobson / Ladybird (Coccinellidae) on fungi. Sheffield, August.

Paul Hobson / Small Garden Snail (Helix aspera) climbing a toadstool. Sheffield, UK, November.

Paul Hobson / Ladybird (Coccinellidae) on fungi. Sheffield, August.

Paul Hobson / Ladybird (Coccinellidae) on toadstool. Sheffield, August.

Paul Hobson / Ladybird (Coccinellidae) on toadstool, opening wings to take flight. Sheffield, August.

Piotr Naskrecki / Microhylid Frog (Choerophryne sp), a newly discovered species near mushrooms, Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Laurie Campbell / Chanterelle fungi (Cantharellus cibarius) growing in coniferous forest, Inverness-shire, Scotland, August

Laurie Campbell / Chanterelle fungi (Cantharellus cibarius) showing gills on underside, Inverness-shire, Scotland, August

Adrian Davies / 'Do Not Take Mushrooms' sign, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, UK, October 2011

Adrian Davies / Butter cap mushroom (Collybia / Rhodocollybia butyracea) UK, November

Adrian Davies / Two-toned pholiota (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) mushrooms, Sussex, England, UK, October

Adrian Davies / Two Snowy waxcap (Hygrocybe virginea) mushrooms, UK, October

Adrian Davies / Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing on fallen Beech trunk, Sussex, England, UK, October

Adrian Davies / 'Do Not Take Mushrooms' sign, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, UK, October 2011

Adrian Davies / Meadow waxcap (Hygrocybe pratensis) mushrooms, UK, October

Adrian Davies / Butter cap mushroom (Collybia / Rhodocollybia butyracea) UK, November

Adrian Davies / Butter cap mushrooms (Collybia / Rhodocollybia butyracea) UK, November

Adrian Davies / Brown rollrim fungus (Paxillus involutus) mushroom, Surrey, England, UK, November

Chien Lee / Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus sp) showing spores that are dispersed by rain drops, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Coral fungus growing on rainforest floor, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) glowing at night, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia

Alex Hyde / Edible mushroom species from market stall including pink and yellow Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus sp.) and White Beech Mushrooms (Hypsizygus tessellates)

Piotr Naskrecki / Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve) mushrooms with peridioles, Woburn, Massachusetts

Christian Ziegler / Bracket Fungus (Favolus brasiliensis) mushrooms, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Konrad Wothe / Harvested Morel (Morchella esculenta) mushrooms for sale at market. Bavaria, Germany, May.

Matthias Breiter / Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) fungus growing on tree trunk, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Angel Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens) fungus, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) edible fungus, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Piotr Naskrecki / Microhylid Frog (Choerophryne sp), newly discovered species, in comparison to mushrooms and human finger, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Stinkhorn (Aseroe sp) mushroom on forest floor, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Golden Spindles (Clavulinopsis fusiformis) mushroom, Connecticut

Piotr Naskrecki / Waxcap (Hygrocybe sp) mushrooms, Connecticut

Nigel Bean / Waxcap (Hygrocybe reidii) mushrooms growing in grass. Brownsea Island, Dorset, UK, October.

Nature Production / Commerical growing of Shiitake Mushrooms (Agaricus / Lentinus edodes) Nagano, Japan,

Matthew Maran / Picked Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius). West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Matthew Maran / Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius) growing at the base of a tree. West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Matthew Maran / Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius) growing in their forest habitat. West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Fly Agaric fungus {Amanita muscaria} in autumn, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK. November. Did you know? Fly agaric is so called as it was historically used as an ins...

Kevin Schafer / Fungi (Laurobasidium lauri) growing on laurel trunks, Madeira, Portugal

Kevin Schafer / Fungi (Laurobasidium lauri) growing on laurel trunks, Madeira, Portugal

Florian Möllers / Forest mushrooms spread on the ground for drying, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Florian Möllers / Forest mushrooms spread on the ground for drying, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Thomas Marent / Fungus (Marasmiellus sp) growing on log, Manu National Park, Peru

Chien Lee / Stinkhorn (Clathrus sp) mushrooms growing in the rich decaying humus of Mount Kinabalu's montane rainforest, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) mushroom attracts flies by producing decaying smell to spread spores, Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Matthias Breiter / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom, toxic species, Gustavus, Alaska