
It's tough being at the bottom of the food chain, as this unlucky fish found out when he went to catch a small fish for dinner but was then gobbled up mid-air by a hungry crocodile.

These sensational pictures show the panicked Jacare fish at the moment he realises he and his catch are about to be chomped on by the predator.

And the greedy crocodile got more than he bargained for when he caught both the fish and ended up with them both to eat.

The incredible images were taken off the banks of the Rio Negrinho Pantanal, Brazil, which is a vast breeding ground for sea life.

They were snapped by Massimiliano Bencivenni, who was lucky enough to get the photo at the exact moment, before it was all over in a flash.

The 45-year-old from Spoleto, Italy, said: 'It was over in an instant.

I could see what was happening and thought, "I need to act fast." It was incredible.'

The moment the crocodile leapt up from the water to catch a fish, which already had another fish in its mouth in a Brazilian river

The greedy crocodile got more than he bargained for when he caught both the fish and ended up with them both to eat