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..
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .