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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .