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..
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .