LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .

WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .

Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .

A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .

COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .