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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SLEEPING IN THE MOONLIGHT

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DAZZLING BEAUTY OF THE MILKY WAY ABOVE UK AND ITALY

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CHILD SHEPHERDS OF THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS

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CHERNOBYL - 28 YEARS ON

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THE UNDERWATER WONDERLAND

SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .

CEMETERY FINES

A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BEAR

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

BRITISH COUPLE FIRST TO TIE THE KNOT INSIDE A GLACIER

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