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..
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
