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.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
