Guy Edwardes / Mozambique spitting cobra (Naja mossambica) spitting venom. Kruger, South Africa. Controlled conditions.

Brent Stephenson / New Zealand peripatus / Velvet worm (Peripatoides novaezealandiae) spitting out a sticky trap at its prey, Kahuranaki, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Juergen Freund / Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) spitting, Oolioo Sandbar, Territory Wildlife Park, Berry Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom, Kruger, South South Africa, Controlled conditions

Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom Kruger, South Africa, Controlled conditions.

Roland Seitre / Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) spitting water. Captive, Thailand.

Daniel Heuclin / Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) SE Asia, Controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) approaching mosquito on glazed surface, UK, Scytotidae

Kim Taylor / Archerfish jets water at insect to dislodge it from branch {Toxotes chatareus} from SE Asia

Kim Taylor / Archerfish jets water at spider to dislodge it from branch {Toxotes chatareus} from SE Asia

Michael Richards / John Downer / Spitting cobra sprays twin jets of venom with deadly accuracy at eyes of attacker (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Steven David Miller / Handprint rock art created through spitting ochre over hands. In The Art Gallery, 62m of rock with 2000 stencils, engravings and paintings. Baloon Cave, Carnarvon Gorge, Carnarvon National Park, Queen...

Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) about to spit venom. Kruger, South Africa. Controlled conditions.

Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) spitting venom. Kruger, South Africa. Controlled conditions.

Tony Wu / Jawfish (Opistognathus sp) looking around after spitting out sand and rubble to maintain burrow. Lembeh Strait, Celebes Sea, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tony Wu / Jawfish (Opistognathus sp.) spitting out sand and stones to maintain its burrow. Lembeh Strait, Celebes Sea, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tony Wu / Jawfish (Opistognathus sp.) spitting out sand and stones to maintain its burrow. Lembeh Strait, Celebes Sea, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) male churning / aerating eggs by spitting them out of his mouth. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) male aerating his eggs by spitting them out of his mouth, a behaviour known as churning. These are new eggs and have not yet developed eyes. East End, Gran...

Emanuele Biggi / Zebra spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta nigricincta), adult, Namibia. Controlled conditions.

Lucas Bustamante / Zebra spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta nigricincta) at sunset, Swakopmund, Erongo, Namibia.

Alex Mustard / Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) spitting out sand as it digs its burrow. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Tony Wu / Orange-dashed goby (Valenciennea puellaris) with its mouth open after spitting out a mouthful of sand as it was foraging for food, Ambon, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Equatorial Spitting Cobra (Naja sumatrana) juvenile found crossing road in palm oil plantation, Miri, Malaysia

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Asian spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) with head raised and hood expanded, South East Asia.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Spitting spider (Scytodes) Sao Paulo, Brazil. meetyourneighbours.net project July

Roland Seitre / Irrawaddy Dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) jumping and spitting water. Captive, Thailand.

Roland Seitre / Irrawaddy Dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) jumping and spitting water. Captive, Thailand.

Roland Seitre / Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) spitting water. Captive, Thailand.

Roland Seitre / Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) spitting water. Captive, Thailand.

Andy Sands / Spitting Spider (Scytodes thoracica) on newspaper this spider is rarely found outside human habitation. London, England, June.

Mitsuaki Iwago / Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) young spitting out seed of fruit, Borneo, Malaysia

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) catching mosquito on glass, sequence of two images, UK

James Brickell / Sir David Attenborough approaching a Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) prior to having venom spat at his face, whilst filming for BBC television series Life in Cold Blood. Houdspruit, South...

Philip Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) in building, Europe

Philip Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) in building, Europe

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on picture frame, UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on picture frame, UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on carpet, UK

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on wood, UK

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on cloth, UK

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) predating mosquito on glazed surface, UK, Scytotidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on carpet, UK, Scytotidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on glazed painting, UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on glazed painting, UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on glazed painting, UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) concealed on picture frame, UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) UK, Scytodidae

Stephen Dalton / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) on book cover, UK

Tony Phelps / Black spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta woodi) Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa

Tim Laman / Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon sp.) on the mangrove mudflat in the Matang mangroves spitting mud from the hole it is digging. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Steven David Miller / Archer fish {Toxotes chatareus} spitting a stream of water at an insect to knock it down for food, Chamberlain Gorge, El Questro, Kimberley, Western Australia, September

Piotr Naskrecki / Spitting Spider (Scytodidae) predating on spider, Atewa Range, Ghana

Donald M. Jones / Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) spitting up pellet, western Montana

Andy Sands / Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica) walking across carpet, Hertfordshire, England

Jane Burton / Jewel cichlid {Hemichromis bimaculatus} spitting errant baby fry from its mouth back onto nursery stone, captive, from Africa, sequence 9/12

Jane Burton / Jewel cichlid {Hemichromis bimaculatus} spitting errant baby fry from its mouth back onto nursery stone, captive, from Africa, sequence 10/12

Tony Phelps / Mozambique spitting cobra {Naja mossambica} amongst succulent vegetation, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Red spitting cobra {Naja pallida} juvenile, captive, occurs Ethiopia

Tony Phelps / Red spitting cobra {Naja pallida} juvenile, captive, occurs Ethiopia

Tony Phelps / Red spitting cobra {Naja pallida} juvenile, captive, occurs Ethiopia

Tony Phelps / Nubian spitting cobra {Naja nubia} juvenile, captive, occurs Sudan and South Egypt

Tony Phelps / Nubian spitting cobra {Naja nubia} juvenile, captive, occurs Sudan and South Egypt

Barry Mansell / Spitting spider {Scytodes thoracica} Florida, USA

Michael D. Kern / Red neck spitting cobra / Spitting black cobra {Naja nigricollis} tasting with tongue, hood spread, captive, East Africa snake

Jabruson / Red spitting cobra {Naja pallida} defensive display at night, Tsavo NP, Kenya

Mary McDonald / Black cobra {Naja nigricollis} defensive display, captive, from Pakistan

Jabruson / Red spitting cobra {Naja pallida} Tsavo NP, Kenya

Tony Phelps / Black spitting cobra {Naja nigricollis woodi} strike pose, Northern Cape, South Africa

Kim Taylor / Archerfish jets water at spider to dislodge it from branch {Toxotes chatareus} from SE Asia

Kim Taylor / Archerfish jets water at insect to dislodge it from branch {Toxotes chatareus} from SE Asia

Jane Burton / African Mouthbrooder female spitting out babies retrieved from the edge of her territory.

Fred Bavendam / Orange-dashed Goby (Valenciennea puellaris) spitting out a mouthful of sand it has excavated from its burrow, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papau New Guinea

Pete Oxford / Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella) standing on anvil used to crack nuts, spitting out pieces of Piassava Palm (Attalea funifera) nut, Cerrado habitat, Piaui State, Brazil

Mike Parry / Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Mike Parry / Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Tony Phelps / Male sex organs (hemipenes) of Mozambique spitting cobra {Naja mossambica} S Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Pete Oxford / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) juvenile in defensive posture, Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

Chien Lee / Equatorial Spitting Cobra (Naja sumatrana) juvenile found crossing road in palm oil plantation, Miri, Malaysia

James Christensen / Spitting Spider (Scytodes sp), Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Chris Shields / Illustration of Spitting spider (Scytodes thoracica), Scytodidae.

Peter Blackwell / Red spitting cobra {Naja pallida} in defensive posture, Masai Mara, Kenya