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.
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .