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.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .