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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .