MESMERISING FUNGI

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..

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CUDDLY TRAVEL BUNNY IS STOLEN AFTER JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD

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SUNBATHING OTTER

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BABY WHALE AND MOTHER LAP UP TOURIST ATTENTION

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BIKINI SWIM WITH JELLYFISH

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CHEETAH HUNT

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FIREFLIES ILLUMINATE AN ENCHANTING FOREST IN TAIWAN

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FOUND NEMO

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

SNOWCAP SQUIRREL

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