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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ADORABLE ORANGUTAN TURNS ONE

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HUNDREDS OF HOT AIR BALLOONS DECORATE TURKISH SKY

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ADORABLE PENGUINS HATCH AT UK ZOO

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Desperate dog set off alarm before police smashed car window in Exmouth

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PELT-MOBILE SPOTTED

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THE JUMP

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SEAL GETS READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

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