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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FREEZING MANATEES STRUGGLE TO STAY WARM

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UNDERWATER DIVERS FEED TIGER SHARKS

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MAN AND TOY PIG SEARCH WORLD FOR MISSING CUDDLY COMPANION

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TUNNEL FOR VICTORY

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

SPECTACULAR BODY ART

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

ENTER THE LOST WORLD

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TWIT-TWOO

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MILLIONS OF SARDINES CREATE A TORNADO WAVE

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STUNNING UK LIGHTHOUSES

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FROZEN IN TIME LIGHTHOUSE

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