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 the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .