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..
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 .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .