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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HOUNDTON TABBY

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ARRR-DORABLE ONE-EYED PIRATE KITTEN

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INCREDIBLE PHOTOREALISTIC DRAWINGS CREATED WITH A BALLPOINT PEN

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SEALED WITH A BUBBLE KISSED

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CHEEKY MONKEY COOLS OFF IN APRIL SHOWERS

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CHEEKY MONKEY KEEPS UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS

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KALEIDOSCOPIC CATHEDRALS AND CHURCHES

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100K BARONESS THATCHER COLLECTION

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POLAR BEAR HUG

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UNUSUAL PUB AND BARBERS

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PORCUPINES COME CLOSE TO VICTORY AGAINST PRIDE OF HUNGRY LIONS

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GOOGLEMAP WHALESHARKS

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