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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
