Juergen Freund / Glowing / bioluminescent fungi on rainforest tree, possibly Omphalotus nidiformis, Tableland rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia

Gary K. Smith / Woodland floor with purple fungi Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina), and fallen seed cases and fruit of Sweet Chestnut tree (Castanea savita) Norfolk, UK, October

Ross Hoddinott / Fungus (Mycena sp.) gills backlit, seen from low angle. Dartmoor, Devon, UK. 'Wild Woods' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Nick Garbutt / Luminous Fungi (Mycena sp.) with small spider resting on underside. Montane mossy heath forest or 'kerangas', Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Chris O'Reilly / Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) mature, fruiting bodies on a fallen tree with person walking, Mixed woodland, Autumn, Derbyshire, UK, October

Robert Thompson / Amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystea / amethystina) growing up through moss, Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, October

Adrian Davies / Wrinkled peach fungus (Rhodotus palmatus) slightly fallen, exposing gills, on rotting Elm log. Surrey, November

Ross Hoddinott / Fungi (possibly Mycena inclinata), Shaugh Bridge, Dartmoor, Devon, UK.

Philippe Clement / Oyster mushroom / Oyster bracket fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium, October

Nick Hawkins / Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), New Brunswick, Canada, July.

Russell Cooper / Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing from dead tree, North Downs, Surrey, England, UK. November.

Nick Upton / Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) grazed by Springtails (Collembola), Gloucestershire, UK, October.