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.
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .