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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FROZEN WATERFALLS

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PEEK-A-BOO FISH: BRIT SNAPPER MAKES RARE FIND

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ANGRY GIRAFFE DESTROYS BIKE

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ABANDONED CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

BAITBALL READY TO POP

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CLOWNFISH OPENS WIDE TO REVEAL A CREEPY INTRUDER

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THANKSGIVING DINNER PREPARED BY ARTISTS

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ARRR-DORABLE ONE-EYED PIRATE KITTEN

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

FROG FRIENDS

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RING OF FIRE ECLIPSE IN OZ

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