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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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

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COLOURFUL FROGS PRACTICE THEIR FROG CRAWL

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PLAYFUL ELEPHANTS MAKE A SPLASH

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YOGA BEAR

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INDONESIAN TRIBE UNTOUCHED BY MODERN LIFE

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SURPRISED SQUIRREL

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BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS BROUGHT TO LIFE

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