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.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .