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.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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 .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .