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 project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .