But these plants do not care about the mushroom directly. Some fungi, on the other hand, do live on the mushrooms of other fungi. Similarly, many members of the Animal Kingdom , live off of mushrooms. Adult gnats lay eggs at the base of a mushroom. Other insects and Arthropods which find comfort in the mushroom include Moths, Beetles and Sowbugs.
Mollusks also enjoy munching mushrooms.
While the banana-slug on the right is more photogenic, other mollusks enjoy mushrooms just as much. We once put several baby Agarici in a planter which happened to be home to a garden slug as well. Every night it would sneak out and nibble off another tasty morsel until nothing was left. Closer to home, many mammals are fond of mushrooms, too. Bolete hunters know that squirrels and deer will often beat them to these prized mushrooms.