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..
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .