A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs. The feisty ants, all desperately trying to keep hold of their dinner, are eventually joined by a small colony of weaver ants as they all bid to take the prize home. The struggle over the horse fly was photographed in Tiruvalla, Kerala, India in the back garden of Sreekumar Mahadevan Pillai. The 39-year-old Indian neurosurgeon says: “There is a huge teak tree leaning over my terrace which hosts millions of weaver ants.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .