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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SHIVERING SQUIRREL

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HYPNOTIST JAILED FOR SEX ABUSE

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MISCHIEVOUS FOX CUBS

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ABANDONED TEXTILE MILL

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KISS OF LIFE TODDLER

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AMAZING 3D DRAWINGS

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PET DOG WITH CANCER LEFT TO DIE

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