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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .

ADORABLE BABY ORANGUTAN PLAYS WITH MUM

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HEROIC BURNS SURVIVOR BECOMES FIREFIGHTER

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SLOTH SANCTUARY

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FATHER-OF-ONE STUNS WIFE AFTER REVEALING POLE DANCING SECRET

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DADDY DAY CARE: CARDINALFISH FATHER CARRIES EGGS IN MOUTH

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GLOWWORMS LIGHT UP TOURIST TRAIL

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OKLAHOMA TORNADO

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BEING BRITNEY'S LOOKALIKE HAS EARNED ME £300K

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SLEEPING IN THE MOONLIGHT

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LIFE-LIKE PENCIL DRAWINGS

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