It was hard to miss that phenomenal photo of a weasel taking a ride on the back of a Woodpecker yesterday (Tuesday).
The image, captured by Martin Le-May from Essex, spread like wildfire across social media, and it even made it onto the national news.
this crazy world: photo sequence taken by Martin Le-May shows a green woodpecker flying with a weasel on its back pic.twitter.com/ICEd5IBXWo
— David Opito (@clevercat123) March 4, 2015
Keeping it local
Of course, the Internet wouldn’t be with it is without a sudden flurry of memes being shared when something as special as #WeaselPecker goes viral.
We’re not sure Justin Mason’s (aka @drivelsieve) meme of the Arreton Hare and Magpie will make it onto the national news, but it’ll certainly do well on the Isle of Wight social media network.
— Justin Mason (@drivelsieve) March 4, 2015
One of our other favourites was President Putin riding bare-back.
Been following the #WeaselPecker story? (https://t.co/SxzGnyy7nl..). Best #Putin photoshop so far. pic.twitter.com/wY2dLSHFRZ
— Michelle Shephard (@shephardm) March 3, 2015
Even newspaper cartoonists got onto the act,
Today's Matt http://t.co/szamuA4OiO #weaselpecker pic.twitter.com/FZ4S3jpSCz
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 4, 2015
And Newsnight pulled some of the best together for this brilliant video
