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..
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
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' .