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 underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .