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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CHEEKY CHIPMUNK WITHDRAWS HIS GENEROUS OFFER

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ADORABLE SQUIRREL GETS READY FOR A SNOWBALL FIGHT

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OKLAHOMA TORNADO

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ENGLISH SEASIDE SPLIT SHOTS

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CALAMITY AIRSTRIP 15 YEARS ON

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GIANT CANYON SWING

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

FISH AND BIRD TANGO

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

SPECTACULAR SCENERY AT CHILEAN OBSERVATORIES

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

SQUIRRELS SQUABBLE OVER LUNCH

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

THE POP-UP HOTEL RETURNS TO GLASTONBURY

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF INDIANS

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