Edwin Giesbers / Artic fox (Vulpes lagopus), captive, Norway, February.

Tim Laman / Denise's Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) camouflaging itself in a Sea Fan. Yellow colour form. Pisang Islands, West of Fak Fak Peninsula. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Daniel Heuclin / Pregnant female Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), Arizona, May.

Daniel Heuclin / Pregnant female Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), Arizona, May.

Daniel Heuclin / Sidewinder or Horned rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes), Mojave desert, California, June.

Daniel Heuclin / Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis), from Central Africa, captive, July.

Daniel Heuclin / Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis), from Central Africa, captive, July.

Daniel Heuclin / Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis), from Central Africa, captive, July.

Daniel Heuclin / Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis), from Central Africa, captive, July.

Daniel Heuclin / Puff adder (Bitis arietans), from Africa, captive, July.

Daniel Heuclin / Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis), from Central Africa, captive, July.

Daniel Heuclin / Puff adder (Bitis arietans), from Africa, captive, July.

Daniel Heuclin / Puff adder (Bitis arietans), from Africa, captive, July.

Loic Poidevin / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Marais breton, Brittany / Bretagne, France, January.

Paul Hobson / The Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) moth at rest, camouflaged on twig, Sheffield, England, UK, July.

Paul Hobson / Single dotted wave moth (Idaea dimidiata) Sheffield, England, UK, August.

Paul Hobson / Red underwing (Catacala nupta) resting on Scots pine trunk, Sheffield, England, UK, August.

Paul Hobson / Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi) camouflaged on dead wood, Sheffield, England, UK, August.

Paul Hobson / Green arches moth (Anaplectoides prasina) adult on lichen wood, South Yorkshire, England, UK, July

Paul Hobson / Dark Arches moth (Apamea monoglypha) Sheffield, England, UK, July.

Paul Hobson / Common carpet moth (Epirrhoe alternata) camouflaged on wood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK, August.

Konrad Wothe / Camouflaged underwings of Melanus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) butterfly, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru, South America.

Konrad Wothe / Lantern Bugs (Fulgora laternaria) camouflaged on tree trunk in rainforest at Tambopata river, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru, South America.

Nick Upton / Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) chick hiding in a young Linseed crop (Linum usitatissimum), Marlborough Downs farmland, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Edwin Giesbers / Artic fox (Vulpes lagopus) portrait, captive, Norway, February.

MYN / Mac Stone / Mountain sweet pitcher plant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii) with camouflaged Long horn grass hopper (Tettigoniidae) Chandler Heritage Preserve, South Carolina, USA, May. Endangered species. Meetyourn...

Chris Mattison / Mossy New Caledonian gecko (Mniarogekko chahoua) camouflaged on tree trunk captive native to New Caledonia.

MYN / Mac Stone / Field studio to photograph Mountain sweet pitcher plant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii) with camouflaged Long horn grass hopper (Tettigoniidae) Chandler Heritage Preserve, South Carolina, USA, May. En...

Jeff Rotman / Peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus) on the sea floor of Lembeh Strait, Celebes Sea, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Jeff Rotman / Venomous Arabian stonefish (Syenceia nana) rests on the bottom of the Red Sea floor, Eilat, Israel, Egypt

Alex Mustard / A nudibranch (Tritonia nilsodhneri) feeding on pink sea fan (Eunicella verrucosa). Breakwater Fort, Plymouth, Devon, England, Great Britain. Plymouth Sound, English Channel.

Georgette Douwma / Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) well camouflaged overgrown with algae, lying in a hole amongst corals. Algae (including macroalgae, like Padina) and sessile invertebrates often grow on its body surfa...

Georgette Douwma / Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) well camouflaged overgrown with algae, lying in a hole amongst corals. Algae (including macroalgae, like Padina) and sessile invertebrates often grow on its body surfa...

Georgette Douwma / Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) well camouflaged overgrown with algae, lying in a hole amongst corals. Algae (including macroalgae, like Padina) and sessile invertebrates often grow on its body surfa...

Georgette Douwma / Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) in a mating congregation, the males jostling for position and swimming over the females. The female stonefish releases its eggs on the bottom of the sea floor, th...

Georgette Douwma / A group of Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) in a mating congregation, the males jostling for position and swimming over the females. The female stonefish releases its eggs on the bottom of the se...

Georgette Douwma / A group of five Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) in a mating congregation, the males jostling for position and swimming over the females. The female stonefish releases its eggs on the bottom of t...

Georgette Douwma / A group of five Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) in a mating congregation, the males jostling for position and swimming over the females. The female stonefish releases its eggs on the bottom of t...

Georgette Douwma / A group of six Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) in a mating congregation, the males jostling for position and swimming over the females. The female stonefish releases its eggs on the bottom of th...

Georgette Douwma / Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) well camouflaged overgrown with algae, lying on top of corals. Algae (including macroalgae, like Padina) and sessile invertebrates often grow on its body surface and m...

Georgette Douwma / Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) well camouflaged overgrown with algae, lying in a hole amongst corals. Algae (including macroalgae, like Padina) and sessile invertebrates often grow on its body surfa...

Georgette Douwma / Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) well camouflaged overgrown with algae, lying in a hole amongst corals. Algae (including macroalgae, like Padina) and sessile invertebrates often grow on its body surfa...

Georgette Douwma / Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa). This individual, having just shed its cuticle, is vivid pink, red and purple, resembling a coralline algae encrusted rock. It is one of the most venomous fish curren...

LYNN M. STONE / Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli stephensi) Sonoran Desert, Mesa, Arizona, USA

Lynn M Stone / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) by a patch of Miniature Woolystar (Eriastrum diffusum) in the Sonoran Desert, Mesa, Arizona, USA

Lynn M Stone / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) by a patch of Miniature Woolystar (Eriastrum diffusum) in the Sonoran Desert, Mesa, Arizona, USA Non-exclusive

Alex Mustard / Tassled anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) is almost perfectly camouflaged as it hides amongst marine life, waiting to ambush prey attracted to worm life lure. Blairgowrie, Mornington Penisular, Vict...

Lynn M Stone / Northern Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus molossus) Sonoran Desert, Mesa, Arizona, USA

Lynn M Stone / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Sonoran Desert, Mesa, Arizona, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli stephensi) Sonoran Desert, Mesa, Arizona, USA

Lynn M Stone / Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) by young Saguaro Cactus (Cereus giganteus) in Sonoran Desert, Mesa, Arizona, USA

Alex Mustard / Tassled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) resting under Coral head, covered in orange soft corals. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Alex Mustard / Tassled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) resting under coral, covered in orange soft corals. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Tassled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) resting under coral, covered in orange soft corals. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Roland Seitre / Common Litter Skink (Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus) in leaf litter, Lifou, Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) chick on forest floor, captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) chick on forest floor, captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) chick on forest floor, captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) five week old chick camouflaged on forest floor, New Caledonia. Endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) chick hidden at nest, captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) at nest with chick captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) pair at nest with chick, captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) at nest with chick, captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Alex Mustard / Backlit photo of a Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) reveals a small fish that it has just eaten in its stomach. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molluca Sea.

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) with chick, captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Claudio Contreras / African horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), captive.

Claudio Contreras / African horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), captive.

Jan Hamrsky / Needle bug nymph (Ranatra linearis) hidden in roots and waiting for prey, Europe, July, controlled conditions

Markus Varesvuo / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) camouflaged in landscape, Utsjoki, Finland, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Pair of Rock ptarmigans (Lagopus mutus) in snow hole, showing winter plumage, Utsjoki, Finland, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in flight, showing winter plumage, Utsjoki, Finland, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Two female Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in winter plumage, Utsjoki, Finland, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) resting in snow hole, showing winter plumage, Utsjoki, Finland, April.

Bernard Castelein / Madagascar Nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) Toliare, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Satanic Leaf Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) Ranomafana NP, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Satanic Leaf Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) Ranomafana NP, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar

Franco Banfi / Common Cuttlefish, (Sepia officinalis) The Cave diving site, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Franco Banfi / Camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion) Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Spotted porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes oshimai) on sea anemone, at Din ding warna banjak dive site, Kervo island, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Urchin crabs (Zebrida adamsii) in Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Tasselled Wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) on a hard coral, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Tasselled Wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) on a hard coral, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Juergen Freund / Sponge crab with camouflaging sponge attached to shell, Phillippines

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) biologist, Anya Ratnayaka, camouflaging box trap for collaring in urban wetland, Urban Fishing Cat Project, Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Premaphotos / Fleabane tortoise beetle (Cassida murraea) larva holding its camouflaging shield over its back, on Fleabane flower (Asteraceae) UK

John Downer / Camerman Mike Richards camouflaging remote control camera to film flamingos, Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Jacob Guy / Longarm octopus (Abdopus sp) camouflaging against rocky seabed to hide from predators, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Short spined sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis) camouflaging itself using algae, stones and in this case with a piece of discarded plastic, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.

David Fleetham / Stumpy-spined cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) camouflaging its colour and shape to match the seaweed behind, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Pacific trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) camouflaging itself while hunting by adopting yellow colour phase and swimming among Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) Kaiwi Point, Kona, Hawaii.

Nick Upton / Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a stick to add to a growing pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk grassland slope,...

Nick Upton / Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a long, dried plant stem to add to a growing pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk...

Nick Upton / Two-coloured mason bee (Osmia bicolor) flying in with a dried grass leaf to add to a growing pile of vegetation camouflaging her nest in a Brown-lipped snail (Cepaeae nemoralis) shell on a chalk grass...