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..
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .