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..
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .