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.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
