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..
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .