Juergen Freund / Timelapse from day to night of bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) on a tree trunk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) glowing on tree trunk in rainforest at night, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia,

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

Pete Oxford / Agaric Fungus (Marasmius sp) Mapari, Rupununi, Guyana

Wild Wonders of Europe / Máté / Horse hair parachute mushrooms (Marasmius androsacaceus) Belarus, June 2009. WWE BOOK. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Mike Read / Angel's wings (Pleurocybella porrigens) fungi on Scot's pine (Pinus sylvestris) stump. Abernethy Forest RSPB Reserve, Strathspey, Highlands, Scotland, UK. October.

Juergen Freund / Timelapse from day to night of bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) on a tree trunk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Chien Lee / Honey Fungus (Armillaria sp) mushrooms in rainforest, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Malaysia

Doug Wechsler / Mushroom (Gymnopus quercophilus) Armentrout Preserve, Pennsylvania, USA, September.

Stephen Dalton / Collared parachute fungus (Marasmius rotula) Sussex, England, UK, July.

Thomas Marent / Fungus (Marasmiellus sp) mushrooms, Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia

Nick Upton / Angel's wings mushrooms (Pleurocybella porrigens) growing on a coniferous tree stump, Glengarry forest, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Angel's wings mushrooms (Pleurocybella porrigens) growing on a coniferous tree stump, Glengarry forest, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Angel's wings mushrooms (Pleurocybella porrigens) growing on a coniferous tree stump, Glengarry forest, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, September.

Doug Wechsler / Jack O'Lantern mushroom (Omphalotus illudens) poisonous, Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA September

Adrian Davies / Spotted toughshank (Collybia maculata) growing in a ring, Surrey, England, UK, September.

Adrian Davies / Spotted toughshank (Collybia maculata) growing in a ring, Surrey, England, UK, September.

Philippe Clement / Conifercone cap (Baeospora myosura) growing from a pine cone, Belgium, October.

Philippe Clement / Conifercone cap (Baeospora myosura) growing from a pine cone, Belgium, October.

Thomas Marent / Clustered Toughshank Mushroom (Gymnopus confluens), Switzerland

Duncan Usher / Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea) mushrooms on tree, Germany

Duncan Usher / Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea) mushrooms, Lower Saxony, Germany

Duncan Usher / Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea) mushrooms and pine cone at base of tree, Germany

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Fungus (Marasmiaceae) mushrooms on decaying log, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Matthias Breiter / Angel Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens) fungus, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Thomas Marent / Fungus (Marasmiellus sp) growing on log, Manu National Park, Peru

Philippe Clement / Pinwheel mushroom / Collared parachute fungus(Marasmius rotula), Belgium

Philippe Clement / Pinwheel mushroom / Collared parachute fungus(Marasmius rotula), Belgium

Thomas Marent / Gill Mushroom (Marasmius sp) group, Manu National Park, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Blood-red Marasmius (Marasmius haematocephalus) rainforest, La Selva Biological Research Station, Costa Rica

George McCarthy / Fairy ring fungi {Clitocybe rivulosa} UK

Paul Bertner / Gill Mushroom (Marasmius sp), Tambopata Research Center, Peru

Thomas Marent / Blood-red Marasmius (Marasmius haematocephalus) mushroom, Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia

Benjamin Olson / Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus olearius) mushrooms in deciduous forest, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Minnesota

Pete Oxford / Gill Mushroom (Marasmius sp), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Andy Sands / Holly parachute fungi (Marasmius hudsonii) young fruiting bodies on rotting Holly (Ilex aquifolium) leaf, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus stacked image.

Emanuele Biggi / Campanella fungus sprouting from a rotten stem in the Malagasy rainforest, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Andy Sands / Holly parachute fungus (Marasmius hudsonii) young 2mm tall fungus after rain, with water droplets caught among hairs, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Holly parachute mushroom (Marasmius hudsonii) growing on decaying Holly (Ilex sp) leaves, covered in tiny hairs. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus Stacked.

Andy Sands / Holly parachute mushroom (Marasmius hudsonii), very young specimen, only two millimeters tall, growing on decaying Holly (Ilex sp) leaves, covered in tiny hairs. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January...

Andy Sands / Holly parachute mushroom (Marasmius hudsonii) growing on decaying Holly (Ilex sp) leaves, covered in tiny hairs. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus Stacked.

Robert Thompson / Clustered toughshank mushroom (Gymnopus confluens) cluster, growing from forest floor, Gosford Forest Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. September.

Nick Upton / Russet toughshank mushrooms (Collybia dryophila) emerging from rotting log, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, October.

Guy Edwardes / Holly parachute (Marasmius hudsonii), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. October.

Juergen Freund / Bioluminescent fungi (possibly Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) glowing on tree trunk in rainforest at night, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Highly commended in the Plants an...

Joao Burini / Red parachute mushrooms (Marasmius sp.) growing on tree, Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Sao Francisco Xavier, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Alex Hyde / Angels wings (Pluerocybella porrigens) fungus, low angle view, Highlands, Scotland, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Group of three small fungi (Tetrapyrgos nigripes), Cloud Forest, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. December.

Andy Sands / Conifer cone cap fungi (Baeospora myosura) growing from old pine cones, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Conifer cone cap fungi (Baeospora myosura) growing from old pine cones, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked.

Guy Edwardes / Pinwheel mushroom (Marasmius rotula). New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Collared parachute fungus (Marasmius rotula). New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Collared parachute fungus (Marasmius rotula). New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Collared parachute fungus (Marasmius rotula). New Forest National Park, England, UK. September.

Andy Sands / Holly parachute fungus (Marasmius hudsonii) on rotting Holly (Ilex aquifolium) leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. December. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Holly parachute fungus (Marasmius hudsonii) on rotting Holly (Ilex aquifolium) leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. December. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Conifercone cap fungus (Baeospora myosura) growing out of pinecone. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. October. Focus stacked image.

John Waters / Angel Wings fungus (Pleurocybella porrigens) close up growing on mossy floor of mature conifer forest, W. coast of Scotland, UK, September

Linda Pitkin / Foxy spot / Spotted toughshank fungus (Rhodocollybia maculata), Abinger Roughs NT, Surrey, England, October.

Linda Pitkin / Magpie inkcap fungus (Coprinopsis picacea), Sheepleas Surrey Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. October.