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..
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .