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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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 .

GLACIER ICE CLIMBING

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THE END OF THE WORLD CINEMA

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IDYLLIC ICELAND

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250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

VIBRANT TIME-LAPSE VIDEOS CAPTURE BLOSSOMING FLOWERS

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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

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BIKINI SWIM WITH JELLYFISH

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FIGHTING FOXES

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ASTOUNDING ASTRONOMICAL IMAGES TAKEN IN GARDEN

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STUNNING CONTRAST OF ENGLISH SETTINGS

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STABBED BY SON

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .