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.
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .