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..
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .