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..
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .