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..
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .