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..
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .