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..
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .