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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BABY-FACED BURGLAR NABBED BY JAFFA CAKE

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PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE

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VISOR FASHION FAIL

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PLAYFUL OWL PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK

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SINGING STOAT

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COLOURFUL FROGS PRACTICE THEIR FROG CRAWL

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WHITE TAILED EAGLES FIGHT FOR FOOD

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HYPER-REALISTIC DINNER IS ACTUALLY DESSERT

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MESMERISING FIELD PATTERNS

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VICTORIAN TENNIS RULE BOOK REVEALS GAME PLAYED BY THREE

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EMPTY LONDON UNDERGROUND

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