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 starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .