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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .