GLOWWORMS LIGHT UP TOURIST TRAIL

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.

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BIRD ATTACK

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MENINGITIS TOT TAKES FIRST STEPS ON NEW LEGS

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ADORABLE NEWBORN SEALS PLAY IN SNOW

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DARK DISNEY

THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .

MAN PROPOSES TO GIRLFRIEND AFTER FACEBOOK LIKES CHALLENGE

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OLYMPIC ATHLETES LINE UP IN LEGO 2012 AQUATIC CENTRE

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BALD IS BEAUTIFUL: WOMEN WITH ALOPECIA TRANSFORMED INTO STUNNING SIRENS

A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .