With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .