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..
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .