IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA. However this natural wonder is in fact on planet earth inside of a grotto containing hundreds of thousands of Glowworms. Tourists are dazzled as they sail through the world's only cave that is filled with the incandescent insects. These amazing images are from the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, a unique location formed from 30 million years of volcano activity.
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .