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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .