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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SNOWCAP SQUIRREL

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AUSTRALIAN TOWN LOCATED UNDERGROUND

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ANIMAL WHISPERER TAMES SILKY SHARK

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WALLABY FEEDS PIGEON

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CHEEKY BABY GORILLA

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CHILD SHEPHERDS OF THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS

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FIGHTING FOXES

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FLYING PENGUINS LEAP OUT OF THE OCEAN

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OLD BUS TRANSFORMED INTO AMAZING HOLIDAY LET

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SMILING SHARKS

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