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..
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
