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.
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
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A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .