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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CLOWNFISH OPENS WIDE TO REVEAL A CREEPY INTRUDER

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HUNGRY TURTLE ATTRACTS AN AUDIENCE

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ABANDONED OLD CROW COTTAGE

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SNOWCAP SQUIRREL

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STUNNING ICEBERGS

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VIBRANT WOODPECKER FEEDS HER YOUNG

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STUNNING SUMATRAN TIGER CAUSES A SPLASH

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SNOWY SQUIRRELS PLAY A GAME OF BALL

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