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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MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE WORLD

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RECORD BREAKING GRAN'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 800 SHEEP

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MISCHIEVOUS FOX CUBS

A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .

CAT RIPS OFF OWN EARS DUE TO UNTREATED CANCER

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SNAP-SHOT - 18 FOOT CROCODILE SAVAGELY KILLS WILDEBEEST

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RELAXING OTTER

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CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT

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AERIALS OF FLOODING ON SOMERSET LEVELS

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