A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .