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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LONDON LANDSCAPES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOFTOPS

A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .

UNDERGROUND CHIC

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SUPER FROG - FLYING FROGS TAKE OFF

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THIRD WHEEL OWL

PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

AMAZING LANDSCAPES

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BRAVE LEOPARD BEFRIENDS A CROC

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

FROZEN WATERFALLS

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STABBED BY SON

Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .

POLAR BEAR PLAY

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

SURPRISED SQUIRREL

OPEN mouthed and wide eyed this little squirrel appears startled .

KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .