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..
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .