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.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .