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.
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .