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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .