Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Mantidae), Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp) instar, Woburn, Massachusetts

Donald M. Jones / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) eating Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Brooks Falls, Alaska

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis), Western Cape, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Winfried Wisniewski / African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) striking at fish, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Richard Herrmann / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) feeding on krill, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack attacking Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), northern Botswana

Nick Garbutt / Male Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) feeding on Preying mantis in beach side vegetation. Bay of Antongil, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Luciano Candisani / African Lion (Panthera leo) white adult female and juveniles eating Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii), Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, South Africa

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Crab spider (probably Thomisus onustus) preying on a Bush cricket (Tettigoniidae) on Musk thistle flower (Carduus nutans / macrocephalus) near Skrka lake, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegov...

Kevin Schafer / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) catching fish, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil

Piotr Naskrecki / Beetle predating on snail who responds with defensive bubbles, Atewa Range, Ghana

Thomas Marent / African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) in defensive posture, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged on flower, Borneo, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia gulosa) worker catching Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), eastern Australia

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Lion (Panthera leo) female attacking Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Piotr Naskrecki / African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) clinging to stick at sunset, Guinea, West Africa

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) foraging for fish hidden in ocean floor, Bahamas, Caribbean

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) trio predating on school of snappers, Bahamas, Caribbean

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) chasing school of snappers, Bahamas, Caribbean

Hiroya Minakuchi / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) feeding on school of snappers, Bahamas, Caribbean

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) fending off Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) group killing Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) while fending off rest of herd, Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) group catching Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) group catching Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) evading retaliation by Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd, Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) attacking Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) group feeding on Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) group feeding on Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Africa

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) female bringing down Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger), Africa

Doug Perrine / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) preying on "baitball" of sardines (Sardinops sagax), South Africa.

Doug Perrine / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) preying on "baitball" of sardines (Sardinops sagax), South Africa

Doug Perrine / Copper sharks / bronze whaler {Carchahinus brachyurus} preying on Sardine baitball {Sardinops sagax} South Africa.

Doug Perrine / Copper sharks / bronze whaler {Carchahinus brachyurus} and South African fur seal {Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus} preying on sardine baitball {Sardinops sagax} South Africa.

Kim Taylor / Japanese praying mantis {Paratenodera ardifolia} adult. Japan.

Kim Taylor / Japanese praying mantis {Paratenodera ardifolia} adult in flight

Kim Taylor / Japanese praying mantis {Paratenodera ardifolia} nymph shedding its skin. Japan.

Gerry Ellis / Praying Mantis (Mantis sp), Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) and orchid flower, Malaysia

Jim Brandenburg / Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) with rabbit it has captured, Minnesota

Doug Perrine / Long beaked common dolphins {Delphinus capensis} preying on baitball of sardines, S Africa (Non-ex).

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Tenodera sp), Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Pseudomiopteryx sp) male, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Oxyopsis sp), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Acontista sp) nymph, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Thespidae), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Acontista sp) in defensive posture, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Liturgusa sp) female with parasitic nematode that has just emerged from her body, killing her in the process, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Thespidae), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Liturgusa sp), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Otomantis scutigera), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantis (Phyllocrania sp), mimicking a leaf, Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) mimics a leaf, Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Otomantis scutigera), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Otomantis scutigera), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Ingo Arndt / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) eating lizard, Singapore

Richard Du Toit / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) catching fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) catching fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa

ZSSD / Mantid (Mantidae) camouflaged in leaf litter, San Diego Zoo, California

Richard Herrmann / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico

Christian Ziegler / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) metamorphose being persued by predatory spider, Soberania National Park, Panama

Donald M. Jones / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) flying with vole prey, Ronan, Montana

Donald M. Jones / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) catching salmon, Brooks Falls, Alaska

Donald M. Jones / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) catching salmon, Brooks Falls, Alaska

Donald M. Jones / American Robin (Turdus migratorius) eating worm, Troy, Montana

Pete Oxford / Mantid (Liturgusa sp) camouflaged on moss covered log, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Tom Vezo / Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) approaching scorpion prey, southern Arizona

Tom Vezo / Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) approaching beetle prey, Green Valley, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) carrying prey, New York

Tom Vezo / Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) with crab prey, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) with spider prey, Texas

Mark Moffett / Jumping Spider (Cosmophasis bitaeniata) has infiltrated Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) nest to prey on larvae using chemical mimicry, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

Mark Moffett / Comb Footed Spider (Theridiidae) with Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) prey in midair, where other ants cannot come to its defense, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

Mark Moffett / Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group attacking scorpion, Cambodia

Murray Cooper / Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant (Poecilotriccus ruficeps) with insect prey, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Mantid (Angela sp), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Richard Du Toit / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) herd watching four meter long African Rock Python (Python sebae) killing impala fawn, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Norbert Wu / Brittle Star (Ophionotus victoriae) trying to defend itself against Antarctic Sun Starfish (Labidiaster annulatus), Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) young fishing for ants with stick, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) fishing for ants with stick, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) fishing for ants with stick, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) fishing for ants with stick, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp) female, Zambia

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Pyrgomantis sp) female guarding her eggs, Silaka Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis) feeding on grasshopper, Western Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis) feeding on grasshopper, Western Cape, South Africa

Donald M. Jones / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) eating Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Brooks Falls, Alaska

Donald M. Jones / American Badger (Taxidea taxus) with prey, National Bison Range, Moise, Montana

Donald M. Jones / American Badger (Taxidea taxus) with prey, National Bison Range, Moise, Montana