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..
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .