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.
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .