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.
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .