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..
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
