LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community. Protecting each other from villains, these scenes could have easily come straight from a Disney film. These creative photographs were created by Russian ant photographer Andrey Pavlov, 56, after a mobility difficulty led him to see ants in a new light. ‘In 2005 I put my back out and I couldn't walk,’ says Andrey, of Vyborg.
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .