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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SHARK SELFIES

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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CUDDLY TRAVEL BUNNY IS STOLEN AFTER JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD

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MISCHIEVOUS FOX CUBS

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SPELLBINDING ENGLISH STAR TRAILS

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BENGAL TIGER PLANS ATTACK ON UNSUSPECTING DEER

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