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.
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .