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.
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .