CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT

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.

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FOSTER FAMILY FACE LOSING THEIR HOME AFTER SIGNING UP TO GOVT HOMES SCHEME

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NAKED SLACKLINERS TACKLE NEW CHALLENGES

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BRAVE DIVER FEEDS SHARKS DEADLY FISH

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CLIMBERS TACKLE 200FT TOTEM POLE

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WELSH HOTEL ONCE HOME TO WWI SOLDIERS NOW LIES ABANDONED

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FLYING PENGUINS LEAP OUT OF THE OCEAN

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POLAR BEARS HAVE A SPLASHING TIME

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ADORABLE BABY ORANGUTAN PLAYS WITH MUM

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ENDANGERED GORILLA BORN AT TWYCROSS ZOO

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NINJA RED SQUIRREL

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BOARDER” COLLIES AND SURF MAD MUTTS HIT THE WAVES

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