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..
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
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 .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .