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..
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .