Oliver Hellowell / Ink cap mushroom (Coprinopsis atramentaria) England, UK. November.

Andy Sands / Common Deceiver (Laccaria laccata) group of toadstools at various stages of development, Bedfordshire, England, UK, October

Andy Sands / Glistening inkcap fungus (Coprinellus micaceus) and Stump puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme) fruiting together on old tree stump, Hertfordshire, England, UK, October

Chris Mattison / Mica cap / Shiny cap / Glistening inky cap fungus (Coprinellus micaceus) Peak District, Derbyshire, UK, October. Image taken using digital focus-stacking.

Russell Cooper / Common Ink Cap fungi (Coprinus atramentarius) deliquescing /caps dissolving into ink, amongst leaf litter. Southwest London, England, UK, October.

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

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

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

Matthew Maran / Common ink cap (Coprinus atramentarius) Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October.

James Christensen / Trooping Crumble Cap Fungus (Coprinellus disseminatus) mushrooms on west slope of Andes, Mindo, Ecuador

David Pike / Firerug inkcap (Coprinellus domesticus) and Dead man's fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) close up, Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor, Devon, UK. October. Focus-stacked image.

Robert Thompson / Cluster of Common ink cap toadstool (Coprinopsis atramentaria) growing from rotten log, Ards Forest Park, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. October.