A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet. The docile giant, weighing a massive 66,000lbs, happily shares its waters during dinner time. The whale shark is a filter feeder and consumes plankton and small fish by swimming with its formidable jaws open. The amazing images were taken by Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, 44, on a trip to Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .