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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WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

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BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS BROUGHT TO LIFE

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FROZEN WATERFALLS

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A SMILEY GECKO SHEDS ITS SKIN AS HEATWAVE HITS BRITAIN

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FISH AND BIRD TANGO

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ANCIENT ABANDONED WEBSITES THAT STILL WORK TODAY

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MAGNIFICENT SNOWY OWL

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CHUCKLING SEAL

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STREET FIGHTER CRAZE SPREADS TO LONDON

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DADDY DAY CARE: CARDINALFISH FATHER CARRIES EGGS IN MOUTH

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KITTEN IN WHEEL

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