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..
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .