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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
