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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .