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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .