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 is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
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 .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
