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..
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .