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.
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
