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.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .