CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT

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.

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ROAD-KILL CUDDLY TOYS

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UNDERGROUND CHIC

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PELICANS CLASH OVER FOOD

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SLEEPING IN THE MOONLIGHT

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INCREDIBLE BABY DREAMS BROUGHT TO LIFE

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PRISON HOTEL

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COUPLE TIE THE KNOT IN SPECTACULAR £45K HARRY POTTER WEDDING

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GOOGLEMAP WHALESHARKS

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

OWLS ARE MASTERS OF DISGUISE IN INDIAN FOREST

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RARE BRONTE POEM FETCHES £92K AT AUCTION

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