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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BOOM SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE THE ROOM

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SOUTHERN CROSSED AURORA

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CUTE MINI LION

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FLORESCENT PLANKTON LIGHT UP AUSTRALIAN SEA

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LIVING ON WATER: REFUGEES BUILD A LIFE AT SEA

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BACKFLIPPING SHARK SOARS DURING SEAL HUNT

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OPEN WIDE! CHEEKY MONKEY GIVES FRIEND AN UNEXPECTED DENTAL CHECK-UP

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ZANZIBAR FISHERMEN RISK THEIR LIVES FOR FOOD

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ON A WINGSUIT AND A PRAYER - FASTEST FLYING WOMAN IN THE WORLD

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SPECTACULAR AURORA BOREALIS

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