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..
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
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 .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
