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.
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .