A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue. The louse-like parasite, which entered through the gills of the small fish, is now so big that its stripy, orange host can barely close its mouth. The unfortunate clownfish was spotted by 44-year-old photographer and law professor Lars Oliver Michaelis in the shallow waters of the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .