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.
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .