Piotr Naskrecki / Termite (Macrotermes mossambicus) winged individual on pile of wings shed by other termites, with winged male Carpenter ants (Camponotus). Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. Highly commended in the...

Tony Wu / Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) large group gathering together, rubbing together to shed skin, interacting and defecating. Indian Ocean, March.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) wild caught adult, kept in sheep pen in village, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia, April. Winner of the Fritz Polking Portfolio Award of the GDT Competition 2015.

Alex Hyde / House spider female (Tegenaria sp.) in garden shed. Derbyshire, UK, March. Highly Commended in the Urban Wildlife category of the 2015 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition.

John Cancalosi / Free range hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) by their shed. Herefordshire, England, UK.

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) resting against a wood shed window, Orvieto, Italy, June

Carol Walker / Horse in snow storm with shed in background, USA

John Cancalosi / Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) shedding skin from head. Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rican tropical rainforest.

John Cancalosi / Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) shedding skin from head. Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rican tropical rainforest.

Klaus Echle / After being trapped in an empty shed, Badger (Meles meles) passes wall decorated with graffiti on its way back to the forest. Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany, May 2010. Winner of the Man and Nature catego...

Paul Hobson / Silhouette of Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) on shelf in garden shed at night, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK. British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2011

Ernie Janes / Three Domestic ducklings in green wooden shed

Ernie Janes / Boer domestic goat (Capra hircus) waiting to be fed, Norfolk, UK, September

Ernie Janes / Domestic beef cattle in winter rearing shed, Scotland, UK, November 2007

Ernie Janes / Four Ducklings in shed, UK

Stephen Dalton / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on open shed door beside fruiting Peach tree, UK

Stephen Dalton / Yellow necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) in potting shed. England, UK

Stephen Dalton / European wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) feeding young at nest in garden shed. Spring, UK

Stephen Dalton / House Spider (Tegenaria domestica) on white-washed wall of shed, UK

Edwin Giesbers / Shed skin of grass snake {Natrix natrix} on lilypad, Netherlands.

Jose B. Ruiz / Ladder snake shed skin (Elaphe scalaris) Alicante, Spain

Staffan Widstrand / Moose bull rubbing antlers on tree to shed velvet {Alces alces} Sarek NP, Sweden. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Dione Rat Snake (Elaphe dione) beginning to shed its skin, native to Europe and Asia

Colin Varndell / House mice (Mus domesticus) hiding in corner of garden shed. Dorset, England, UK. July.

Ernie Janes / Potting Shed window with cobwebs, in garden outbuilding

Sven Zacek / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) female feeding two chicks in nest hole near house. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. June 2018.

Nick Upton / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe standing in garden near shed at night, Wiltshire, UK, October. Photographed with remote camera trap.

Nick Upton / False black widow or Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) female on the wall of a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, October.

Nick Upton / False black widow or Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) hanging in it web in a garden shed next to an egg sacs, near Wells, Somerset, UK, October. Females can live for up to 6 years and produce three o...

Nick Upton / False black widow or Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) hanging in its web in a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Walnut orb-weaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) female, near a retreat under the eaves of a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) female, close to its retreat between two roof beams in a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) female, Britain's most poisonous spider which probably reached the UK in cargo ships from the Canary islands, hanging in her web in a garden wood shed,...

Nick Upton / Shadow hammock spider (Labulla thoracica) male, with distinctive large palps, on a web under the eaves of a a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) female, Britain's most poisonous spider which probably reached the UK in cargo ships from the Canary islands, hanging in her web in a garden wood shed,...

Nick Upton / Noble false widow spidow (Steatoda nobilis) female, Britain's most poisonous spider which probably reached the UK in cargo ships from the Canary islands, hanging in it web in a garden wood shed at...

Nick Upton / False black widow / Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) egg sac in a garden shed, near Wells, Somerset, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) female, Britain's most poisonous spider which probably reached the UK in cargo ships from the Canary islands, hanging in her web in a garden wood shed,...

Nick Upton / Noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) female, Britain's most poisonous spider which probably reached the UK in cargo ships from the Canary islands, hanging in her web in a garden wood shed,...

Erlend Haarberg / Herd of Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) beginning to shed velvet from antlers, Forollhogna National Park, Norway

Erlend Haarberg / Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the rutting season with antlers which has shed its velvet, Forollhogna, Norway. September

Dave Bevan / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) collecting wood pulp from a wooden shed, Worcestershire, England, UK, July.

Paul Bertner / Cicada (Cicadidae) shed exuvia, Ecuador

Stephane Granzotto / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) shed skin, Indian Ocean, Mauritius

Stephane Granzotto / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) shed skin, Indian Ocean, Mauritius

Neil Aldridge / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) juvenile showing signs of mange in its coat and eyes, stepping out from its den behind a garden shed, Bristol, England, UK. June 2015. Winner of the Portfolio Category of Natur...

Guy Edwardes / Shetland pony (Equus ferus caballus) herd beside shed, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. August, 2014.

Rod Williams / Small black ants (Lasius niger) alates massing in a garden shed Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK. July.

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis) close up of skin shed from fluke, possibly due to normal sloughing of skin or sunburn. Vava'u, Tonga. Pacific Ocean.

Doug Wechsler / Io moth caterpillar (Automeris io) with shed exuvium, Pennsylvania, USA, September.

Doug Wechsler / Spreadwing damselfly (Lestes sp) with shed exuvium, lackbird State, Forest, Delaware, USA, May.

Pete Oxford / Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus) juvenile with shed skin, Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) exuvia or shed exoskeleton, left behind after metamorphosis, Rhineland, Germany, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Ingo Arndt / Shed skin of Aesculapian snake {Elaphe longissima} Germany

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Gamekeeper / Deer stalker with feed for Red deer outside shed, Alvie Estate, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June

TJ Rich / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) with caterpillar entering nest in garden shed, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Colin Varndell / House mouse (Mus domesticus) in garden shed. Dorset, UK April

Cyril Ruoso / Old barn used for Common eider (Somateria mollissima) duck shetler, Skjaervaer island, Vega archipelago, Norway

Andy Sands / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) newly created chrysalis on inside of shed roof, Hertfordshire, England, UK, September

Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) skin on human hand underwater; the skin is constantly shed. Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.

Tony Wu / Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) shed and slough off skin continuously, perhaps as a mechanism for maintaining healthy skin and shedding parasites. This is a large piece of skin that came off an...

Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) foraging on lawn near a garden shed at night, Wiltshire, UK, July. Taken by a remote camera trap.

MYN / JP Lawrence / 13-Year Periodical cicada (Magicicada tredecim) with shed exoskeleton, Oxford, Mississippi, USA. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Dan Jarvis feeds a recovering Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Boggle', now with its white baby coat shed, in a cubicle at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, October. Model r...

Nick Upton / Dan Jarvis feeds a recovering Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Boggle', now with its white baby coat shed, in a cubicle at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, October. Model r...

Nick Upton / Dan Jarvis wrapping a recovering Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Boggle', now with its white baby coat shed, in a towel before feeding it in a cubicle at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital, Gweek...

Adrian Davies / Adder (Vipera berus) shed skin showing patterns of the scales, Surrey, England, UK, May.

Alan Williams / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nest completed in garden shed Cheshire, England, UK. October.

Alan Williams / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nest close-up in garden shed, Cheshire, England, UK. October.

Alan Williams / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nest in garden shed showing wasps building nest Cheshire, England, UK. August.

Alan Williams / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nest close-up in garden shed Cheshire, England, UK. October.

Alan Williams / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nest close-up in garden shed Cheshire, England, UK. October.

Danny Green / Coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) raiding shed, Lake Clarke National Park, Alaska, September.

Will Watson / Border Collie sitting in the sheep shed with Lleyn Sheep, Herefordshire, England. April.

Brent Stephenson / Soay sheep (Ovis aries) ram with a tuft of wool remaing. These sheep are known for their ability to self-shed their fleece. St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. July.

Alex Hyde / House Spider female (Tegenaria sp.) in garden shed. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Alex Hyde / House Spider female (Tegenaria sp.) in garden shed. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Bernard Castelein / Newly emerged Scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) with shed exoskeleton, Antwerp, Belgium, April.

Bernard Castelein / Newly emerged Scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) with shed exoskeleton, Antwerp, Belgium, April.

Bernard Castelein / Newly emerged Scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) with shed exoskeleton, Antwerp, Belgium, April.

Bernard Castelein / Newly emerged Scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) with shed exoskeleton, Antwerp, Belgium, April.

Bernard Castelein / Newly emerged Scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) with shed exoskeleton, Antwerp, Belgium, April.

Bernard Castelein / Newly emerged Scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) with shed exoskeleton, Antwerp, Belgium, April.

Todd Mintz / North American Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with cub at den site, Saskatchewan, Canada, May.

Todd Mintz / North American Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) returning to den with rodent prey for cubs, Saskatchewan, Canada, May.

Chris Mattison / Australian barking gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) scales from shed skin, showing granular scales with scattered tubercles.

John Cancalosi / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck with one antler shed, New York, USA, February.

Martin Gabriel / Snake slough, skin shed by Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca), Bavaria, Germany, August

Philippe Clement / Close-up of the shed antler of a Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), showing teeth marks where it has been gnawed upon by mice, squirrels and other rodents for Calcium, Magnesium and other minerals, UK

Philippe Clement / Close-up of the shed antler of a Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), showing teeth marks where it has been gnawed upon by mice, squirrels and other rodents for Calcium, Magnesium and other minerals, UK

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Shed exoskeleton of Cicada (Cicadidae) Crete, Greece, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Shed exoskeleton of Cicada (Cicadidae) Crete, Greece, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Shed exoskeleton of Cicada (Cicadidae) Crete, Greece, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Terry Whittaker / European badger (Meles meles) feeding on food left out in urban garden, Kent, UK, May.

Terry Whittaker / Badger (Meles meles) and domestic cat feeding together in urban garden, Kent, UK, May.

Chris Mattison / Mandarin ratsnake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) with its eyes clouded over indicating a pre-shed condition. Captive.