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.
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Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
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STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .