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 NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .