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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
