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 little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
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A man has made a SPUD-TACULAR amount of money sending potatoes in the post .
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NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
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An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .