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..
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .