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..
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .