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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MESMERIZING STAR TRAILS

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FIGHTING BABOONS

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WHEELCHAIR BASEJUMPER

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FIRST FEMALE JACKASS

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MONKEY LOVE

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CEMETERY FINES

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GLACIER ICE CLIMBING

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THIRSTY SQUIRREL TAKES A BREAK

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ROAD KILL ON THE MENU

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .