A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves. The town of Coober Pedy is home to over 1,500 people, as well as hotels, restaurants and churches, all of which are located up to 100ft below ground. “Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called dugouts, which are used to avoid the scorching daytime heat,” says photographer Abigail Varney, who visited the unusual town, located 846km north of Adelaide.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .