Help!fungus growing round base of my compost bin

Hi, it's me again with another compost question.
When I went out to water the bin as advised,I noticed what I thought was a pile of pasta lying around the base of my compost bin. I confess my first thought was that my husband had gone to put leftover pasta shells in the bin and had dropped them! I was all ready to tell him off, when I took a closer look and realised that it was a heap of fungi!! They look just like oval wholemeal pasta shells.
Could anyone please enlighten me on what this is and if I need to be concerned/taking steps to tackle it. I had checked previous posts out didn't see anything, although I found one on how to tackle the ants who have moved into the bin.
Thanks so much,
Linda

 

Fungi are the fruiting bodies of the mycelium that are ultimately breaking down your waste and recycling it into usable compost. Mostly they are harmless and very beneficial. Kill the mycelium and you stop the composting process. You may even find that your ants are feasting on the 'shrooms.

Although I wouldn't recommend eating them it has been known for edible mushrooms to grow from spores contained in kitchen waste. Wood and paper cellulose particularly can encourage shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) if you have thrown any out.

 

Thanks for the quick reply, frogesque.
I thought there might be a "day of the triffids"
scenario waiting to break out from my wee dalek bin!!
There will be mushroom trimmings in with the kitchen waste as I am a 'shroomy addict and eat them every other day.
Actually, I'm thinking of getting a mushroom log or similar to grow my own.
Thanks again for the info, I really appreciate it.
Linda