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.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
