Ross Hoddinott / Close-up of the gills of a group of small mushrooms (unidentified), north Cornwall, UK. November 2017.

Andy Sands / Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) two young toadstools growing up from mossy log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September

Alex Hyde / Low angle view of Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on a dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Andres M. Dominguez / Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) in snow, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, southern Spain, January.

Andres M. Dominguez / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) in foggy forest, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, January.

Andres M. Dominguez / False death cap mushroom (Amanita citrina) Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, Malaga, Spain

Chien Lee / Mushroom (Filoboletus manipularis) group glowing at night, Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Sandra Bartocha / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) Germany, 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.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Spectacular Rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius) mushrooms. Ebernoe Common, West Sussex, England, UK, October.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Parasol mushrooms (Lepiota procera), Richmond Park, London, England, UK, September. Did you know? One way to identify mushrooms is the colour of the spores, for example this mushroom's spores are whit...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close-up of group of toadstools (Mycena sp) autumn. Leicestershire, UK. November. Photographer quote: 'It is all too easy to overlook the fascinating miniture world underneath our feet - mosses,...

Thomas Marent / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) mushrooms glowing at night, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia

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

Thomas Marent / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) glowing at night, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) glowing at night, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Gerry Ellis / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) highly poisonous mushrooms growing on forest floor, North America

Jim Brandenburg / Mushrooms growing on log, Northwoods, Minnesota

Peter Lewis / Magpie inkcap (Coprinus picaceus) fungus, Wimborne, Dorset, England, UK, October.

Chris Mattison / Orange mosscap (Rickenella fibula) on lawn. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November. Focus stacked.

Adrian Davies / Magpie fungus (Coprinus picaceus) on woodland floor. Sussex, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Lawyers' wig fungus (Coprinus comatus) fruiting caps in grassland. Berkshire, England, UK.

Duncan Murrell / Tabaras akar tenggi tree (Mesua sp.), Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Kalimantan, Indonesia. The roots are chopped up and dried to use as firewood, and Its trunk is cut and used to cultivate mushrooms.

Ch'ien Lee / Fairy Lantern (Thismia neptunis) mushroom, unseen since its original discovery in 1866 by Odoardo Beccarii, it was re-discovered in 2018, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Jaymi Heimbuch / Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) mushrooms, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii) mushroom, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii) mushroom, Oregon

Konrad Wothe / Assorted vegetables, Germany

Donald M. Jones / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) feeding on mushroom, Montana

Robert Thompson / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushrooms at different stages of development. Ards Forest Park, Creeslough, Co. Donegal, Northern Ireland. September

Paul Bertner / Mushroom, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Mushrooms, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Mushroom, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Cockroach on mushrooms, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Joao Burini / Fluorescent mushrooms glowing in ultraviolet light. South-east Atlantic forest, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Ross Hoddinott / Close-up of the gills of a group of small mushrooms (unidentified) north Cornwall, UK. November. Highly commended in the Wild Woods Category of the BWPA (British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awar...

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

Cyril Ruoso / Parasol mushrooms (Macrolepiota procera) in a meadow, Picardy, France, October.

Cyril Ruoso / Parasol mushrooms (Macrolepiota procera) in a meadow, Picardy, France, October.

Philippe Clement / Amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) mushrooms in autumn forest, Belgium, September

Phil Savoie / Liberty cap mushrooms, also known as Magic mushrooms, (Psilocybe semilanceata) from sheep pasture. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, September.

Phil Savoie / Liberty cap toadstools, also known as Magic mushrooms (Psilocybe semilanceata) held in hand, gathered from sheep pasture, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, September.

Martin Grimm/ BIA / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushrooms in autumn, Hesse, Germany

Andy Sands / Velvet / Winter shank fungus (Flammulina velutipes) frozen in hard frost, Bedfordshire, England, UK, February. Focus Stacked Image

Agustin Esmoris / Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) mushroom at night, Paranaense Rainforest, Misiones, Argentina

Paul Bertner / Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) mushroom, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Fungus (Hymenopellis sp) mushroom, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Fungus (Hymenopellis sp) mushroom, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Mushrooms growing in horse dung, Tarcu mountains nature reserve, Natura 2000 area, Southern Carpathians, Romania, May.

Russell Cooper / Parasol mushrooms (Lepiota procera) low angle view, Richmond Park National Nature Reserve. Surrey, England, UK, October.

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

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

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

Alex Hyde / Velvet shank / Winter fungus (Flammulina velutipes), growing on dead tree. Peak District National Park, UK. December. Focus stacked image.

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.

Chien Lee / Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) mushroom, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Murray Cooper / Bracket fungus, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Bracket fungus in cloud forest, Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Juergen Freund / Rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes ulysses) surrounded by little mushrooms, Queensland,Australia.

Michael Quinton / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) feeding on mushroom that it has collected and allowed to dry, preserving the fungus for winter, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) on mushroom, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) carrying mushroom, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) collecting poisonous Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom, which it can digest with no ill effect, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) collecting mushroom and cutting it into smaller pieces, the pieces will dry into jerky which makes it easier to store in a winter food cache, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) carrying mushroom that it has collected and allowed to dry, preserving the fungus for winter, Alaska

Cyril Ruoso / Parasol mushrooms (Lepiota procera), Alberes Mountains, Pyrenees, France, October.

Andres M. Dominguez / Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, southern Spain, October.

Cyril Ruoso / Mushrooms growing in undergrowth of tropical rainforest. Barro Colorado Island, Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, Panama.

Willem Kolvoort / Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) on edge of Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms', Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006

Willem Kolvoort / Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms' and mangrove trees, Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006

Willem Kolvoort / Crab Plovers (Dromas ardeola) along shore of Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms' and mangrove roots, Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006

Willem Kolvoort / Crab Plovers (Dromas ardeola) along shore of Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms' and mangrove roots, Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006,

Willem Kolvoort / Crab Plovers (Dromas ardeola) along shore of Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms' and mangrove roots, Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006,

Willem Kolvoort / Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) on edge of Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms', Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006

Willem Kolvoort / Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms' and mangrove trees at low tide, Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006

Willem Kolvoort / Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) and Crab plovers (Dromas ardeola) on edge of Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms', Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006

Willem Kolvoort / Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) and Crab plovers (Dromas ardeola) on edge of Aldabra lagoon with coral 'mushrooms', Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra 2006

MYN / Marc Pihet / False deathcap (Amanita citrina), composite of fungus emerging, Maine-et-Loire, France, October, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Fly agaric (Amanita Muscaria), Maine-et-Loire, France, October, meetyourneighbours.net project

Matthew Maran / Sulphur tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare), Hampstead Heath, England, UK. September.

Matthew Maran / Sulphur tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare) soft focus, Hampstead Heath, England, UK. September.

Matthew Maran / Sulphur tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare), Hampstead Heath, England, UK. September.

Matthew Maran / Sulphur tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare), Hampstead Heath, England, UK. September.

Chien Lee / Fungus (Favolaschia pustulosa) mushrooms, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Amanita (Amanita sp) mushrooms, Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Konrad Wothe / Yellow Morel (Morchella esculenta) mushroom in forest, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) in wicker trug, Norfolk, England UK. July

Gary K. Smith / Field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) growing in ring in field, Norfolk, England UK. July

Cyril Ruoso / Bright red mushrooms growing on the rainforest floor, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Pascal Pittorino / Laughing gym mushrooms (Gymnopilus spectabilis) growing on a tree trunk, Sainte Baume, Var, Provence, France, September

Chien Lee / Violin Beetle (Mormolyce castelnaudi) on tree mushroom, Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia