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.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .