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..
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
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 .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .