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.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .