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.
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .