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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .