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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .