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.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .