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.
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .