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..
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .