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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .