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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HMS ARK ROYAL ARRIVES AT SHIP GRAVEYARD- LANGUISHING
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BODYBUILDER SQUIRREL
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GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE
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BACKFLIPPING SHARK SOARS DURING SEAL HUNT
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RELAXING SNOW MONKEY
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CEMETERY FINES
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ADORABLE SQUIRREL GETS READY FOR A SNOWBALL FIGHT
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