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..
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
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 .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .