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..
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .