An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water. The supernatural scene on the east coast of Australia was caused by millions of plankton omitting light. The plankton, pictured in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, were photographed by Andy Hutchinson. Andy, of Berry, Australia, says: “These bio-luminescent plankton are tiny creatures called dinoflagellates, which emit light in order to evade predators.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .