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..
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .