A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis. As the green praying mantis lifts its body and prepares for battles, the amber bug simply stares into the face of the much larger rival. Photographer Monica Anantyowati captured the tense staredown in a garden close to her home in Malang, Indonesia.
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .