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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .