Solvin Zankl / Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) on Clover flower, Germany

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) speckled morph, in defensive display, showcasing hood threat, Africa

Robert Valentic / Speckled brown snake (Pseudonaja guttata) from Avon Downs, Barkly Tableland, Northern Territory, Australia. Controlled conditions

Terry Whittaker / Common murre / guillemot (Uria aalge) and Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) eggs foraged from Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland. May 2018.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Speckled damsel (Pomacentrus bankanensis) Kenting National Park, Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan

Oscar Dewhurst / Yellow-billed teal (Anas flavirostris) swimming in Andean lake. Arequipa, Peru. September

Oscar Dewhurst / Yellow-billed teal (Anas flavirostris) perched on rock in river. Arequipa, Peru. September. Cropped

Alex Mustard / Three moray eels, a Honeycomb moray: (Gymnothorax favagineus), Yellowmargin moray: (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) and White-eyed moray (Gymnothorax thrysoideus) emerge from a single hole in a coral ree...

Claudio Contreras / Speckled Racer Serpent (Drymobius margaritiferus) juvenile eating Southern Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius / Bufo valliceps), Kinichna, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August

Claudio Contreras / Speckled racer serpent (Drymobius margaritiferus) juvenile eating Southern gulf coast toad (Incilius / Bufo valliceps), Kinichna, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August

Thomas Marent / Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata), Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Sandesh Kadur / Speckled mousebird (Colius striatus), two perched in tree. Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania.