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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OTTER FAMILY FIGHT

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BIG FOOT 'JESUS BIRD'

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RELAXING SNOW MONKEY

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LIVING ON WATER: REFUGEES BUILD A LIFE AT SEA

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SOARING TAWNY OWL DELIVERS DINNER

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SCULPTURES THAT WILL LEAF YOU SPEECHLESS

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .