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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MAGNIFICENT SNOWY OWL

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ADORABLE SQUIRREL GETS READY FOR A SNOWBALL FIGHT

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SCULPTURES THAT WILL LEAF YOU SPEECHLESS

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ABANDONED CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN

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