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..
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .