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..
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .