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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .