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.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .