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..
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .