Adrian Davies / Powdery piggyback toadstool (Asterophora lycoperdoides) parasitising a rotting Russula fungi, Surrey, England, UK, September.

Adrian Davies / Powdery piggyback toadstool (Asterophora lycoperdoides) parasitising a rotting Russula fungi, Surrey, England, UK, September.

Ann & Steve Toon / Ikowe mushroom (Termitomyces umkowaani) held in the hand, showing long root-like structure, these mushrooms are an edible delicacy. Mkhaya game reserve, Swaziland, Southern Africa

Claudio Contreras / Fried chicken mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes), edible fungi. Milpa Alta forest, outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. June.