WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

A 23st woman who was left humiliated after breaking a TOILET SEAT has lost an incredible 11st .

LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .

DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .

OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .