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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NATURE PAPS

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BATTY ABOUT BATMAN - MAN SPENDS £65K ON COLLECTION

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ADORABLE STOAT HUNTS IN THE SNOW

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BABY WHALE AND MOTHER LAP UP TOURIST ATTENTION

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YOGA BEAR

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FIGHTING BLACKBACK GORILLAS

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MONKEY BATH

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