Edwin Giesbers / Legs of a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) on ice. The Netherlands, January.

Nick Upton / Single Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) running on water surface as it lands in a lagoon, The Camargue, France, May.

Markus Varesvuo / Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) sleeping, Finland, August

Bernard Castelein / Cinereous / European Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) in dispute with an Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), alongside a Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis) and Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicu...

Alex Hyde / Ogre faced / Net-casting spider {Deinopis sp} with web held between legs that it will stretch over prey that walks below it. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Grey caterpillar covered in defensive spines, photographed on a white background. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar

Alex Hyde / Malagasy green lynx spider {Peucetia madagascariensis} photographed on a white background. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Close up of leg rings on Eurasian Crane (Grus grus), Hornborga, Sweden, April

Mark Bowler / Worker Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen sac on back leg

Wild Wonders of Europe / Peltomäki / Black tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) standing on one leg on post calling, Texel, Netherlands, May 2009

Silvia Reiche / Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) in web, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Piotr Naskrecki / Millipede close up showing body segments and legs, Mamang River Forest Reserve, Ghana