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.
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .