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..
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .