Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, with Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on the trunk of a tree, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Car...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on tree trunk, European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Carpathian...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead tree, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Nick Upton / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a rotten Downy birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunk which a woodpecker has drilled a hole into, Muraka Forest reserve, Estonia, April

Paul Hobson / Horse shoe fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on dead Birch (Betula sp). Nottinghamshire, England, UK. August.

Philippe Clement / Artist's bracket fungus (Ganoderma applanatum / Ganoderma lipsiense) on tree trunk, Belgium, October

Bruno D'Amicis / Autumn colours and ancient Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree with Tinder fungus (Fomes sp.) growing on its trunk in Coppo del Principe old-growth Beech forest. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park / Par...

Bruno D'Amicis / Autumn colours and ancient Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree with Tinder fungus (Fomes sp.) growing on its trunk in Coppo del Principe old-growth Beech forest. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park / Par...

Bruno D'Amicis / Fungus gnat (Mycetophilidae) feeding on tinder fungus (Fomes sp.) in old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy. September

Ingo Arndt / Hoof / Tinder Bracket Fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn forest, Moenchbruch, Hessen, Germany, November 2007.

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

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.

Adrian Davies / Tinder Bracket Fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on Birch (Betula) stump, Surrey, UK, October.

Philippe Clement / Tinder fungus / hoof fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on English oak (Quercus robur), February.

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), Belgium, December.

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), Belgium, December.

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), Belgium, December.

Gary K. Smith / Hoof or Tinder Fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead beech stump, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May.

Gary K. Smith / Hoof or Tinder Fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead beech stump, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus / Hoof fungus / Tinder polypore / Horse's hoof (Fomes fomentarius) on fallen tree trunk in autumn Beech forest. Ardennes, Belgium, November.

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus / Hoof fungus / Tinder polypore / Horse's hoof (Fomes fomentarius) on fallen tree trunk in autumn Beech forest. Ardennes, Belgium, November.

Adrian Davies / Hoof Fungus or Tinder Bracket (Fomes fomentarius) growing on Birch (Betula) tree trunk. Scotland, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree trunk, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, with Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on the trunk of a tree, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Car...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on one of the tree trunks, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Carpa...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead tree, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Saprophitic Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stump, Corkova Uvala virgin forest, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Tinder / Saprophitic fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stump with an Ivy leaf, Corkova Uvala virgin forest, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Beech (Fagus sp) forest with Bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, East Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in the Bavarian Forest, Germany

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in the Bavarian Forest, Germany

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus {Fomes fomentarius} on Beech tree {Fagus sylvatica} Belgium

George McCarthy / Tinder fungus {Fomes fomentarius} on Birch tree trunk, Scotland, UK

Adrian Davies / Yellow flat-footed fly (Agathomyia wankowiczii) galls on Artists fungus (Ganoderma applanatum), Surrey, UK. December.

Doug Wechsler / Five Vinegar flies (Mycodrosophila) and a Forest midge (Cecidomyiidae) resting on underside of Artist conk fungus (Ganoderma applanatum), Crossways Preserve, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Konrad Wothe / Hoof fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on side of tree trunk in woodland, Upper Bavaria, Germany. October.

Will Watson / Fungal gall on the Artist's fungus (Ganoderma applanatum), Herefordshire, England, UK. February.

Will Watson / Fungal gall on Artist's fungus (Ganoderma applanatum) caused by Yellow flat-footed fly (Agathomyia wankowiczii), Herefordshire, England, January

Will Watson / Fungal gall on the Artist's fungus (Ganoderma applanatum) caused by Yellow flat-footed fly (Agathomyia wankowiczii), Herefordshire, England, January, focus stacked.

Bernard Castelein / Blackbird; (Turdus merula) male in winter, on Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius ) Brasschaat, Belgium

Bernard Castelein / Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), on Tinder Fungus; (Fomes fomentarius), Brasschaat, Belgium

Bernard Castelein / Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), on Tinder Fungus; (Fomes fomentarius), Brasschaat, Belgium

Nick Upton / Young Artist's bracket / conk (Ganoderma applanatum) developing on a rotting deciduous log, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, October.