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 striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .