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..
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .