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 SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
