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..
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .