A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog. Slowly making his way up the side of a petal, he eventually reaches his target and perches himself on the head of his unlikely friend. The series was captured by Indonesian photographer Monica Anantyowati in her back garden in Malang, East Java. ‘This set is about two different species, a predator and his prey, taking a rest together on the petal of a flower,’ says 42-year-old Monica.
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .