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.
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .