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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .