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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IN FLIGHT MEAL

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UNDERWATER DIVING DOGS

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STUNNING ICEBERGS

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BRAVE DIVER FEEDS SHARKS DEADLY FISH

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RED SMOKE AT NIGHT, VOLCANO SPOTTERS DELIGHT

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THE JUMP

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

FISH AND BIRD TANGO

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

ADORABLE HARVEST MOUSE CLIMBS DANDELION

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LOOK, NO HANDS! MAN CONTROLS VEHICLE USING HIS BRAIN

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FREE RIDE

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LITTLE OWL WINKS FOR THE CAMERA

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SPLASHING KINGFISHER

CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .