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 GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .