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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OLD BUS TRANSFORMED INTO AMAZING HOLIDAY LET

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£34m TAX FRAUD RACKET JAILED

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BOSTON BOMBING AFTERMATH - 17TH APRIL

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COLOURFUL FROGS PRACTICE THEIR FROG CRAWL

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BABY ELEPHANT HAS FUN IN THE SUN

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ADORABLE CHRISTMAS BABIES

WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .

CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN ATTRACTS CURIOUS SQUIRREL

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

SHOP BRANDED RACIST FOR ‘ZIP UP IMMIGRANT’ AD

A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .

SUPER CUTE BABY RED PANDAS

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BODYBUILDER SQUIRREL

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Korean Mass Games

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