Robert Thompson / Jelly drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides) fungus growing on cut tree stumpPeatlands Park, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. November

Robert Thompson / Jelly drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)fungus on log, Peatlands Park, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. November

Guy Edwardes / Jelly drops fungus (Ascocoryne sarcoides), New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK. November.

Adrian Davies / Jelly rot fungus (Phlebia tremellosa / Merulius tremellosus) Sussex, England, UK. November.

Laurie Campbell / Common / Shiny woodlouse (Oniscus asellus) on Jelly / Jew's ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) Berwickshire, Scotland, February.

Robert Thompson / Yellow stagshorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland, September.

Andy Sands / Black bulgar or Bachelor's Buttons (Bulgaria inquinans) a jelly fungus that grows on fallen Oak, Ash and other hardwood trees, Hertfordshire, Englkand, UK, September. Focus Stacked

Andy Sands / Jellybaby fungus (Leotia lubrica) inedible fungi that resemble jellybabies, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September. Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Black bulgar or Bachelor's Buttons (Bulgaria inquinans) a jelly fungus that grows on fallen Oak, Ash and other hardwood trees, Hertfordshire, Englkand, UK, September. Focus Stacked

Andy Sands / Black bulgar or Bachelor's Buttons (Bulgaria inquinans) a jelly fungus that grows on fallen Oak, Ash and other hardwood trees, Hertfordshire, Englkand, UK, September. Focus Stacked

Chris Mattison / Black jelly fungus (Exidia plana) on dead Oak branch, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. January.

Nick Upton / Jelly rot fungus (Phlebia tremellosa) growing from a rotting log in woodland, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, November.

Chris Mattison / Yellow stagshorn fungus (Calocera viscosa), Ecclesall Woods, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK, October.

David Kjaer / Yellow stagshorn (Calocera viscosa) New Forest, Hampshire, UK

Alex Hyde / Small stagshorn fungus (Calocera cornea) growing on dead beech tree. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Yellow stagshorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Nick Upton / Purple jelly drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides / cylichnium) on rotting log, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Jelly ear / Jew's ear fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing from rotting Elder log in deciduous woodland, Wiltshire, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Jelly ear / Jew's ear fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing from rotting Elder log in deciduous woodland, Wiltshire, UK, February.

John Waters / Golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) growing on branches of Gorse bush (Ulex europaeus) amid scrub vegetation and pasture, near coast of North Devon, UK, January 2014.

Alex Hyde / Jelly / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) Derbyshire, UK. January.

Alex Hyde / Jelly / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) photographed in mobile field studio against a white background. Derbyshire, UK. January.

Philippe Clement / Yellow stagshorn (Calocera viscosa) growing among autumn leaves, Belgium, November

Chris Mattison / Purple jelly fungus (Ascotremella faginea) Derbyshire, England, UK, October.

Stephen Dalton / Yellow Staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) Sussex, England, UK, October.

Mark Moffett / Toothed Jelly Fungus (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum)

Alex Hyde / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder tree (Sambucus nigra). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder tree (Sambucus nigra) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Laurie Campbell / Jelly baby fungi (Leotia lubrica) growing on woodland floor, Argyll, Scotland, August

MYN / John Tiddy / Golden Jelly Bells (Heterotextus miltinus) fungus on dead log, Victoria, Australia, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Philippe Clement / A jelly fungus (Ascocoryne cylichnium) on tree stump, Belgium

Adrian Davies / Beech jelly disc fungus (Neobulgaria pura) UK

Adrian Davies / Purple jelly disc fungus (Ascocoryne / Coryne sarcoides) young specimen on beech tree in October, Sussex, UK

Robert Thompson / Jelly lichen {Collema cristatum var. cristatum} Gortahork, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, March

Robert Thompson / Jelly lichen {Collema auriforme} Northern Ireland

Ross Hoddinott / Yellow brain fungus {Tremella mesenterica}, Lanhydrock woods, Cornwall, UK. November

George McCarthy / Jelly rot fungus {Merulius tremellosus} Hampshire, UK

Duncan Mcewan / Purple jelly drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)On moss covered wood, Scotland

Duncan Mcewan / Jelly baby fungus {Leotia lubrica} in mixed woodland Scotland, UK

Duncan Mcewan / Purple jelly drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides) on dead broadleaf tree.

Duncan Mcewan / Jelly Baby Fungus {Leotia lubrica}. Scotland Grassland

Duncan Mcewan / Jelly baby fungus {Leotia lubrica} in mixed woodland Scotland, UK

Jason Smalley / Jelly fungus {Tremella encephala} on birch wood, Cumbria, UK

Jason Smalley / Jelly Ear / Jews's Ear fungus {Auricularia auricula judae} on Elder in woodland, UK.

Jason Smalley / Jelly Ear / Jews's Ear fungus {Auricularia auricula judae} on Elder in woodland, UK.

Jason Smalley / Close-up of Jelly Ear / Jews's Ear fungus {Auricularia auricula judae} on Elder in woodland, UK.

Jason Smalley / Jelly Ear / Jews's Ear fungus {Auricularia auricula judae} on Elder in woodland, UK.

Jason Smalley / Close-up of Jelly Ear / Jews's Ear fungus {Auricularia auricula judae} on Elder in woodland, UK.

Jaymi Heimbuch / Toothed Jelly Fungus (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) mushroom, Oregon

Robert Thompson / Jelly baby fungus (Leotia lubrica) on woodland floor, Belvoir Park Forest, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, September

Bernard Castelein / Wood ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) on damp branch, Brasschaat, Belgium. September.

Bernard Castelein / Wood ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) on damp branch, Brasschaat, Belgium. September.

Nick Upton / Brown witch's butter (Tremella foliacea) parasitizing Hairy curtain crust (Stereum hirsutum) on Birch (Betula sp.) log, Arne RSPB Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Brown witch's butter (Tremella foliacea) parasitizing Hairy curtain crust (Stereum hirsutum) on Birch (Betula sp.) log, Arne RSPB Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Brown witch's butter (Tremella foliacea) parasitizing Hairy curtain crust (Stereum hirsutum) on Birch (Betula sp.) log, Arne RSPB Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK, November.

Will Watson / Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder (Sambucus nigra) tree branch with Maritime sunburst lichen (Xanthoria parietina), Stocking Meadow Nature Reserve, Herefordshire, England,...

Robert Thompson / Yellow stagshorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) growing in woodland, Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland. September.

Nick Upton / Small stagshorn fungus (Calocera cornea) growing on rotten Willow (Salix sp.) log in damp deciduous woodland, Kenfig NNR, Wales, UK, October.

Konrad Wothe / Apricot jelly mushroom (Tremiscus helvelloides) growing on forest floor, Germany, Europe. August.

Robert Thompson / Jelly baby fungus (Leotia lubrica) Gosford Forest Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Alex Hyde / Stags horn fungus (Calocera viscosa) Highlands, Scotland, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Stags Horn fungus (Calocera viscosa) Highlands, Scotland, UK. Ocotber.

Guy Edwardes / Apricot jelly fungus (Guepinia helvelloides), Lago di Fusine, Italy. October.

Guy Edwardes / Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa), Falls of Clyde, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. October.

Andy Sands / Beech jellydisc or jelly cup (Neobulgaria pura), always found on decaying Beech trees, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Jellybaby fungus (Leotia lubrica) Group of three growing in Beech tree leaf litter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, November. Focus stacked.

Nick Upton / Jelly ear / Jew's ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) clump growing from rotting log by a woodland path near a house, Wiltshire, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Jelly ear / Jew's ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) clump growing from rotting log in deciduous woodland, Wiltshire, UK, November.

Guy Edwardes / Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) amongst moss, in rain. Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve, Cornwall, England, UK. September.

Guy Edwardes / Purple jelly disc fungus (Ascocoryne sarcoides). New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Andy Sands / Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Jellybaby fungus (Leotia lubrica). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. October. Focus stacked image.

Linda Pitkin / Yellow brain fungus (Witches Butter) (Tremella mesenterica) - a jelly fungus, Holmwood Common, Surrey, England, November.

Linda Pitkin / Jelly rot fungus (Phlebia tremellosa), Sheepleas SWT, south of West Horsley, Surrey, England, October.

Linda Pitkin / Jelly babies fungus (Leotia lubrica), Penn Wood, Buckinghamshire, England, November.

Linda Pitkin / Jelly antler fungus (Calocera viscosa) Black Park Country Park, Buckinghamshire, England, November.

Robert Thompson / Yellow stagshorn fungus (Calocera viscosa), Tollymore Forest Park, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Robert Thompson / Yellow stagshorn fungus (Calocera viscosa), Tollymore Forest Park, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Philippe Clement / Yellow brain / golden jelly fungus / witches' butter (Tremella mesenterica / Helvella mesenterica) on tree trunk in autumn forest, France, November

Philippe Clement / Trembling Merulius / jelly rot (Phlebia tremellosa / Merulius tremellosus) and turkey tail / many zoned polypore (Trametes versicolor) on tree stump, France, October