Ink Cap mushrooms

These get their name from the black liquid that oozes from the cap when they are picked which was once used as ink. They could be eaten, but react with alcohol to produce a nasty poison which earns them their other name "Tippler's Bane"!

[Bep]

Don't think I would eat them..

[Christopher Cox]

Lovely composition

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Lovely shot especially as they are growing through moss

[Margo]

Wonderful capture

[GaryW]

Lovely!

[Peter Day]

Stand well back

[Yeshanghai]

Nice capture and lighting

[Nitrogene]

Great capture!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Julienne Jones]

@gijsje - nor I...They don't look very appetising anyway :)

[Julienne Jones]

@shepherdmanswife - says one moss lover to another ;)

[Julienne Jones]

@peterday - you sound as if you expect them to explode!

[Julienne Jones]

@christophercox @777margo @thewatersphotos @yeshanghai @nitrogene @rickster549 thanks for commenting :)

[Sarah Jones]

This is just spot on. Lovely light, great detail and comp.