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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FROZEN WATERFALLS

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AMAZING AURORA BOREALIS

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VISOR FASHION FAIL

FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

SQUIRRELS SQUABBLE OVER LUNCH

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ENGLISH SEASIDE SPLIT SHOTS

From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .

SHIVERING SQUIRREL

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STUNNING AURORA BOREALIS REFLECTED IN ICELAND

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INDONESIAN FLOATING MARKET IS BURSTING WITH COLOUR

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

FUNKY BUMP

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HIS BAIT WAS SEALED

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WALLABY FEEDS PIGEON

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LIGHTHOUSES OVERLOOK GLOWING SUNRISES

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