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.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .