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..
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .