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 the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .