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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SHOCKING CCTV OF WOMEN AND CHILD HIT AND RUN

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SHARK SELFIES

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CROCODILE CAVE DIVING PENSIONER

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A SMILEY GECKO SHEDS ITS SKIN AS HEATWAVE HITS BRITAIN

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GATEWAY TO THE UNDERWORLD

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FUNERAL COMPANY MAKE DIAMONDS FROM CREMATED REMAINS

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SEAL GETS READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

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SHIVERING SQUIRREL

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

DOTING SEAL TICKLES HER PUP

A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .

MONKEY BUSINESS

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

LONDON LANDSCAPES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOFTOPS

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