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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OLYMPIC ATHLETES LINE UP IN LEGO 2012 AQUATIC CENTRE

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BRITISH KINGFISHER SPLASH

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CONTRACT CANCELLED, DO NOT SYNDICATE .

HOPE FOR HOMELESS HEDGEHOG

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VIBRANT TIME-LAPSE VIDEOS CAPTURE BLOSSOMING FLOWERS

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LOST LEAPING BABY WHALE

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PURR-FECT TIGER CUBS GET THEIR HEALTH CHECKS

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

INDONESIAN TRIBE UNTOUCHED BY MODERN LIFE

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STRANDED POLAR BEAR

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