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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .