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..
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .