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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COLOURFUL FROGS PRACTICE THEIR FROG CRAWL

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BEAR

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AMAZING THUNDERSTORM LIGHTS UP THE SARDINIAN COAST

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JAGU-AWW

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PELICANS CLASH OVER FOOD

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MONKEY BATH

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CRICKET FINDS AN UNUSUAL SEAT

A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .

SWALLOW WHOLE - YOUNG BIRD ENJOYS DINNER TIME

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OKLAHOMA TORNADO

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

CLIMBING BEAR CUB

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MINI WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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