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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With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
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A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .