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 lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .