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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BASHFUL ORANGUTAN

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MAKING A SPLASH - GORILLA GOES APE IN WATER

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ABANDONED TEXTILE MILL

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CROCODILE CAVE DIVING PENSIONER

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