Like jellyfish!

beautiful

These are *stunning!* Any idea what this kind is called? (I've found very few good online resources for mushroom identification so far.)

Thanks for the HL! :)

Thanks Gael and Viv.

AngelKaida: thank you. I have a local field guide of mushrooms in my area but this wasn't there, so I had to look here. I'm fairly sure it's the little inkcap Coprinopsis lagopus. Look:
"Seen in bright sunlight the intricate beauty of these delicate little inkcaps is quite stunning."
It's true! :)

lovely shots of inkcaps. IT's not easy getting under one for a shot like that last. I was just out on a mushroom foray and have fungus on my mind. This is the one you shouldn't eat if you drink alcohol. I don't think you'd get much to eat as they are so delicate anyway. Nice set of shots.

Thanks, swamprose! Yes, it's not easy, but it helped that the bit of soil that one grew in is a little raised in comparison with the rest. I still had to lie down in the floor, but if the soil wasn't slightly raised the camera wouldn't have fitted under the cap.

Didn't know about the alcohol thing, so I looked it up. Looks like the culprit is a chemical named coprine, which has an effect similar to that of disulfiram: acetaldehyde poisoning. Which I guess should feel like an immediate and severe hangover. Do not want. So, thanks, I learned something new! :)

Very nice series!

Jellyfish was what sprang to my mind too! Beautiful shots all of them.

Lovely, lovely, lovely

What a fantastic series

Thanks, everyone.

Taniwha, if they are what I think they are, yes, they are edible. But they block the metabolism of ethanol, so it's not a good idea to eat them if you drank/plan on drinking alcohol within a certain period of time. Also, they are very tiny.

They do remind me of jellyfish a little in their shape