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.
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
