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.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .