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.
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
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 .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
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 .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .