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..
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .