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

Matthias Breiter / Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) mushrooms, Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Heike Odermatt / Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) in forest, Garderen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Gary K. Smith / Shaggy ink cap / Lawyers wig (Coprinus comatus) Norfolk, UK, October

Philippe Clement / Shaggy ink cap / Shaggy inkcap / Lawyer's wig (Coprinus comatus) showing drops, Belgium

Philippe Clement / Shaggy ink cap / Shaggy inkcap / Lawyer's wig (Coprinus comatus) showing ink drops, Belgium

Silvia Reiche / Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) mushroom, Hoenderloo, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) mushroom, Hoenderloo, Netherlands

Chris O'Reilly / Shaggy ink caps fungi (Coprinus comatus) in various stages of deliquescence, Killykeen forest, Co Cavan, Republic of Ireland

Chris O'Reilly / Shaggy ink caps fungi in woodland (Coprinus comatus) Killykeen forest, Co Cavan, Republic of Ireland

Niall Benvie / Shaggy inkcap fungus / Lawyer's wig {Coprinus comatus} deliquescing, Norway

George McCarthy / Shaggy ink cap begins to deliquesce {Coprinus comatus} UK