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..
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
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 .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
