October 10 2008: From bear caterpillars to monarch butterflies, the pick of this week's images from the natural world
Shelby County, US: A yellow bear caterpillar makes its way across Houston Road
Temple, Texas: An adult monarch butterfly probes for nectar on a Gregg's mistflower. The smaller queen butterfly mimics the monarch's colouring to fool predators into thinking that it, like its larger cousin, is also toxic. Monarch larvae eat the sap of milkweed to give the adult its toxic flavour
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Penguins, which had been kept at an animal rehabilitation centre, onboard a Brazilian navy ship. More than 30 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were sent to Rio Grande do Sul state to be released into the ocean
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