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..
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .