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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .