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.
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
