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.
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .