FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .