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..
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .