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..
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .