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.'
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .