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 striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .