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.
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
