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.
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .