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..
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .