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..
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .