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.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .