Alex Hyde / Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on rotten apple. Derbyshire, August.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Acellular Slime Mould, 'Many headed slime' (Physarum polycephalum) inhabits shady, cool, moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs

Nigel Cattlin / Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) spotting lesions on Rose (Rosa sp) flower caused by damp weather. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Rose (Rosa sp), aborted bud diseased with Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) after damp weather. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple (Malus domestica) fruits infected with Brown rot (Monilinia spp.). Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Adrian Davies / Slime mould (Mucilago crustacea). Surrey, England, UK. January.

Nigel Cattlin / Downy mildew (Peronospora parasitica) mycelium and lesion on underside of Oilseed rape (Brassica napus napus) leaf.

Nigel Cattlin / Yeasts and fungal mycelium culture contamination on culture nutrient Agar petri dish.

Rod Williams / Wolf's milk slime mould (Lycogala epidendrum) on a fallen tree, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.

Robert Thompson / Red raspberry slime fungus (Tubifera ferruglnosa) Gosford Forest Park, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. September.

Ashley Cooper / Mould growing on a lemon.

Joao Burini / Slime mould (Arcyria sp), Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.