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 .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .