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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Korean Mass Games

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PHOTOGRAPHER BLENDS NIGHT AND DAY IN CITYSCAPES

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THE DANGEROUS WORK OF SULPHUR MINERS

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AN OTTER-ONE BITES THE DUST

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FIREFLIES ILLUMINATE AN ENCHANTING FOREST IN TAIWAN

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BABY BEARS COPY FIGHTING ADULTS

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

FOUND NEMO

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

HUNGRY CHAMELEON CATCHES DINNER

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STUNNING UK LIGHTHOUSES

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A SMILEY GECKO SHEDS ITS SKIN AS HEATWAVE HITS BRITAIN

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