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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .