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 baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .