This Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) was getting smaller before my eyes as it liquefied in front of me, dripping its black ink onto the grass below and so spreading its spores. It only takes a couple of hours for the Inky Cap to completely dissolve, leaving just the stem. You can eat them when they're young, firm and the gills are still white; I've eaten them before, but not for some years, as I only seem to find them either when they're on their own or when they've already begun their deliquescence.
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