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..
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .