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..
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .