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..
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
