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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MISCHIEVOUS FOX CUBS

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OWLS PLAY TUG-OF-WAR

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PHOTOGRAPHER BLENDS NIGHT AND DAY IN CITYSCAPES

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LIFE ON THE LINE: SLUM LIES NEXT TO ACTIVE RAILWAY

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MILEY MASH-UP

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ON A WINGSUIT AND A PRAYER - FASTEST FLYING WOMAN IN THE WORLD

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SNOWCAP SQUIRREL

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SPECTACULAR SCENERY AT CHILEAN OBSERVATORIES

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A SMILEY GECKO SHEDS ITS SKIN AS HEATWAVE HITS BRITAIN

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .