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..
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
