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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
