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.
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
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 .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .