Jiri Lochman / Stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura); Range NP, Western Australia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Yellow stripe clingfish (Diademichthys lineatus) living in association with the Fire Urchin (Astropyga radiata) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Edwin Giesbers / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), captive, occurs in Sumatra, Indonesia

Edwin Giesbers / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), captive, native to Sumatra, Indonesia

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A portrait of a small Candy stripe shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus) in front of its host pink anemone (out of focus because of the magnification). Browning Wall, Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Islan...

Juergen Freund / Banded brittle star / Tiger stripe serpent star (Ophiolepis superba) on a hard coral, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / School of yellow line scads (Selaroides leptolepis) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Konrad Wothe / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male at nest, Europe

Fred Bavendam / Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloides vanicolensis) often gather in large schools during the day and disperse at night to feed, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloides vanicolensis) often gather in large schools during the day but disperse at night to feed, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Anup Shah / Close up of stripe patterns on Common zebra face {Equus quagga} Kenya East Africa

Anup Shah / Rear view of two Common zebra grazing {Equus quagga} Masai Mara GR, Kenya East Africa

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) with soft corals. West Papua, Indonesia.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / White stripe urchin shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis) among the spines of its host sea urchin. Commensal shrimp. Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan

Jiri Lochman / Stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) feeding on a grasshopper, Kennedy Range NP, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) near Gladstone Lake, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) Collier Range NP, Western Australia.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Spine-cheek Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) juvenile in sea anemone, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Paul Hobson / Stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) perched on flower. Costa Rica.

Ashley Cooper / Stone stripes on Coniston Old Man in the Lake district, UK. These patterned ground features are caused by freeze thaw cycles which heaves the larger stones into lines down slope. January 2012

Ashley Cooper / Reflections of a jetty on the water surface in Lake Windermere, Lake District, England, UK. January.

Georgette Douwma / Racing stripe flatworm (Pseudoceros bifurcus) Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) school over coral reef. Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.

Robin Chittenden / Stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis), Sri Lanka.

Linda Pitkin / Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) schooling in coral reef gully, Triton Bay, near Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia

Sylvain Cordier / Stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis) Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India.

Richard Robinson / Three-stripe fusilier (Pterocaesio trilineata) shoal, Oneata, Lau Island Group, Fiji.

Bert Willaert / Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) living in a symbiotic relationship with Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Phil Savoie / Stripe-throated hermit hummingbird (Phaethornis striigularis) feeding on Heliconia flower (Heliconia latispatha) La Selva, Costa Rica.

Alex Mustard / Schooling sweepers (Pempheris schwenkii) inside the engine room of the Giannis D wreck. Abu Nuhas reef, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.

Pete Oxford / Stripe-bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus) with skink prey, Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

Constantinos Petrinos / Yellow stripe clingfish (Diademichthys lineatus) living in association with the Fire Urchin (Astropyga radiata) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Juvenile spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in its host Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Juvenile spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in its host Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Juvenile spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in its host Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Juvenile spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in its host Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Stripe throated bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni) on ground, Thailand, February

Franco Banfi / Candy-striped shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus) on Crimson anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi), Alaska, United States, North Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Candy-striped shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus) on Crimson anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi), Alaska, United States, North Pacific Ocean.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Stripe-winged grasshopper (Stenobothrus lineatus), Quirnheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

Jiri Lochman / Stripe faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura), Purnululu National Park UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia, Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Stripe faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura), Purnululu National Park UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia, Australia.

Chris Mattison / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) close up of skin showing poison glands and vertebral stripe. Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal

Chris Mattison / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) close up of skin showing poison glands and vertebral stripe. Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal

Georgette Douwma / Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) shoal in coral reef scenery including Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp), West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) shoal swimming in coral reef including Black coral (Antipathes dichotoma), West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) shoal in coral reef, West Papua, Indonesia.

Tony Wu / Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) engaged in ambush predation, leaping out of the sand to catch a small silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis). Japan, Pacific.

Tony Wu / Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) engaged in ambush predation, leaping out of the sand to catch a small silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis). The cloud of sand thrown up by the s...

Tony Wu / Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) engaged in ambush predation, leaping out of the sand to catch a small silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis). The shark's extended jaws are clearl...

Linda Pitkin / Spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in host Bulb-tentacle sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, February 2016

Linda Pitkin / Bluestripe snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) and Bigeye Snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) in mixed-species school. Mioskon, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Linda Pitkin / Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) in mixed-species school with Bluestripe snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) Mioskon, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) profile of male displaying (the blue stripe at the bottom of the frame is the tail of another individual) Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle (Ocadia sinensis), Singapore Zoo, Singapore

Nick Hawkins / Stripe hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) camera trap image, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Nick Hawkins / Stripe hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) camera trap image, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, March 2015.

Nick Upton / Young Western Caspian pond turtle / Balkan stripe-necked terrapin (Mauremys caspica rivulata) swimming in a pond with its head above water, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Two Western Caspian pond turtles / Balkan stripe-necked terrapins (Mauremys caspica rivulata) swimming in a pond with their heads above water, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Georgette Douwma / Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) male with bleached anemone, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Alex Mustard / Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) pair in their host anemone on a coral reef. The larger fish is the female. Fiabacet Island, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) shoal, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Georgette Douwma / Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) shoal, Mabul, Malaysia.

Pascal Kobeh / Juvenile spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in a bleached bulb-tentacle sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) Bismark Sea, Papua New Guinea.

Rod Williams / Stripe-legged robberfly (Dioctria baumhaueri) on leaf, Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, May.

Franco Banfi / Clown shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus) on Crimson anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi) British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Stripe-winged grasshopper (Stenobothrus lineatus) male, France, July, Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Stripe-winged grasshopper (Stenobothrus lineatus) female, France, July, Meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Mustard / Streaming school of Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) swims across a reef filled with fish. Andiamo, Daram Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea, Pacific Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Feather star clingfish (Discotrema crinophila) living in crinoid, New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean. This fish perfectly mimics its host and has modified pelvic fins that act as suction cups for attachment...

Dong Lei / Stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis) perched, Gongga Mountain National Nature Reserve, Luding county, Sichuan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis) perhced, Gongga Mountain National Nature Reserve, Luding county, Sichuan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis) Zhangmu County, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia

Alex Mustard / Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) feeding on ctenophore jellyfish. Sharm El Shiekh, Sinai, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) perched, Vargem Bonita town, near Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) looking upwards Vargem Bonita town, near Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) perched, Vargem Bonita town, near Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) perched, Vargem Bonita town, near Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) perched, Vargem Bonita town, near Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) perched, Vargem Bonita town, near Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) perched Vargem Bonita town, near Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil

Stephen Dalton / Dysderid Spider (Harpactea hombergi) Sussex, England, UK, June.

Roland Seitre / Hispaniolan stripe-headed tanager (Spindalis dominicensis) in tree, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Caribbean.

Jussi Murtosaari / Idas Blue or Northern Blue butterflies (Plebejus idas) copulating, male with unusual black stripe, Lapland, Karigasniemi, Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Shoulder Stripe moth (Earophila badiata) male, Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of the fur pattern of a Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni), captive, native to the Malayan Peninsula.

Fred Bavendam / Eyepatch Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos) and Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) group waiting while Flame Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) is being cleaned by Blue-s...

Bob Steele / Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni), Kaeng Krachan, Thailand

Glenn Bartley / Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia), Costa Rica

MYN / Seth Patterson / Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer) view from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Lovely poison frog (Phyllobates lugubris) Escudo de Veraguas, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Rainforest rocket frog (Silverstonia flotator) Rio Uyama, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Lovely poison dart frog (Phyllobates lugubris) with a tadpole, Isla Colon, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Lovely poison dart frog (Phyllobates lugubris) with a tadpole, Isla Colon, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Soldier Grasshopper nymph (Chromacris speciosa) Gamboa, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project