CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT

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.

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TWIT-TWOO

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THE UNEXPECTED FRIENDLY GIANT

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BEAR

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HYPER-REALISTIC DINNER IS ACTUALLY DESSERT

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UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP

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SMILEY GECKO ENJOYS HIS VIEW FROM THE TOP

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IN FLIGHT MEAL

This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .

ADORABLE CHRISTMAS BABIES

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WOMAN TRANSFORMS HERSELF INTO CARTOON CHARACTERS USING PAINT

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SPRITE LIGHTNING CAPTURED IN AURORA LIGHTS

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

ADORABLE ORANGUTAN TURNS ONE

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