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.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
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With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
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SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .