Fungus

<n>The Colony: Mushroom - Cogumelos</n> by photographer <n>Beto Frota</n>.

<n>İstiridye Mantarı</n> (Oyster mushrooms) growing on a tree.

A photograph from the series <n>Natural Shapes</n> by <n>Martin Naumann</n>.

A macro photograph of a tiny <n>Mycena roseoflava</n> mushroom, a bioluminescent fungus native to New Zealand.

A macro photograph of the <n>Gliophorus viridis</n> mushroom.

Mycelial network of <n>Armillaria mellea</n> (Honey Fungus), from <n>A.H.R. Buller</n>'s 1933 book <n>Researches on Fungi</n>.

A close-up of <n>Oyster Mushroom</n> gills.

Various species of <n>Cortinarius</n> and <n>Stephanopus azureus</n> fungi. Photo by <n>Fungi Foundation</n>.

An illustration of <n>The Mushroom Life Cycle</n> by mycologist <n>Paul Stamets</n>, 1995.

<n>Laccaria calospora</n> mushrooms photographed on Madeline Island, Wisconsin.

<n>Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus)</n> growing in <n>Mount Rainier National Park</n>.

A colorful arrangement of mushrooms photographed by <n>Дарья</n>.

A still life of foraged mushrooms. Photo by <n>Наташа Савилова</n>.

The gills on the underside of a mushroom. Photo by <n>Aaron Ras</n>.

Illustration by <n>Pei-Hsin Cho</n> for an interview with <n>Sophie Strand</n> by <n>Anna Souter</n>.

A <n>larch seedling</n> with an extensive network of <n>mycorrhizal hyphae</n>. Photo by <n>David Read</n>.

The slime mold <n>Physarum polycephalum</n>. Photo by <n>Audrey Dussutour</n>.