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..
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
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 .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
