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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SHARK WHISPERER BALANCES SHARK IN HIS HAND

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ZANZIBAR FISHERMEN RISK THEIR LIVES FOR FOOD

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CHIPMUNK YOGA

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STUNNING INTERSTELLAR PATTERNS

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MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE WORLD

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THE EVOLUTION OF GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL

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SWIMMING WITH WHALE SHARKS

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COME DINE AT SEA: RESTAURANT ON A ROCK

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FROG FRIENDS

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .