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 pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .