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.
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
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 .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .