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 cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .