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..
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
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A 23st woman who was left humiliated after breaking a TOILET SEAT has lost an incredible 11st .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .