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.
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .