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.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .