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..
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .