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..
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
