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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A TSUNAMI of predatory fish gather for their annual hunt .

UNUSUAL ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

LITTLE OWL WINKS FOR THE CAMERA

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STUNNING UK LIGHTHOUSES

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BODYBUILDER SQUIRREL

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I BLAME MYSELF FOR MY DAUGHTER’S ANOREXIA

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MINI WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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WORLD’S FASTEST AMPHIBIOUS CAR

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MENINGITIS BOY TAKES FIRST STEPS ON PROSTHETIC LIMBS

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RECORD BREAKING GRAN'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 800 SHEEP

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SWIMMING WITH WHALE SHARKS

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