A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue. The louse-like parasite, which entered through the gills of the small fish, is now so big that its stripy, orange host can barely close its mouth. The unfortunate clownfish was spotted by 44-year-old photographer and law professor Lars Oliver Michaelis in the shallow waters of the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .