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.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .