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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .