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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INDONESIAN TRIBE UNTOUCHED BY MODERN LIFE

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SNOWY SQUIRRELS PLAY A GAME OF BALL

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STUNNING UK LIGHTHOUSES

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COLOURFUL KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

NERVOUS SQUIRREL

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FISH AND BIRD TANGO

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BRITISH BEACH-LIFE SPLIT SHOTS

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HYPNOTIST JAILED FOR SEX ABUSE

A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .

FUNKY BUMP

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LIGHTHOUSES OVERLOOK GLOWING SUNRISES

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