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..
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .