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..
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .