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..
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .