Pete Oxford / Osborne's Lancehead (Bothrops osbornei) juvenile showing differently colored tail tip used for caudal luring, native to South America

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus) coiled in desert using tip of tail as a lure, an example of caudal luring, Australia

Norbert Wu / Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni) deep sea species showing bioluminescent fishing pole attracts deep sea prey, California

Norbert Wu / Devil Angler (Linophryne indica) fish, deep sea species showing large female with dwarf male attached

Norbert Wu / Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni) deep sea species showing fishing pole with bioluminescent lure used to attract prey

Norbert Wu / Viperfish (Chauliodus sp) attacking Mysids, luring prey with photophores, deep sea

Norbert Wu / Cosmopolitan Whipnose (Gigantactis vanhoeffeni) a deep sea anglerfish with long fishing pole using bioluminescent lure attracts prey

Norbert Wu / Black Sea Dragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus) fishing lure in front of mountain, attracts prey, deep sea

Robert Valentic / Milos Viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) sub adult luring potential prey to within striking range with tail. Milos Island, Greece, July. Controlled conditions.

Robert Valentic / Rugose death adder (Acanthophis rugosus) male using caudal luring to attract potential prey, at sunset, Boulia, Queensland, Australia, summer.

Pascal Kobeh / Striated frogfish / anglerfish (Antennarius striatus) luring to attract its prey. Sulu Sea, Philippines.

David Fleetham / Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) with first dorsal spine and lure extended to attract prey. Dumaguete, Philippines.

Karine Aigner / Scientists Nathan Cooper and Stephen Caird play the call of a Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) to elicit a response from wild warblers. This is so they know where to set up a mist net to...

Karine Aigner / Nathan Cooper and Stephen Caird play the call of a Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) to elicit a response from wild warblers. This is so they know where to set up a mist net to capture the...

Pete Oxford / Osborne's Lancehead (Bothrops osbornei) juvenile showing differently colored tail tip used for caudal luring, native to South America

Pete Oxford / Osborne's Lancehead (Bothrops osbornei) juvenile showing differently colored tail tip used for caudal luring, native to South America

Chien Lee / Schultz' Pit Viper (Trimeresurus schultzei) showing red tail tip used for caudal luring, Thumb Peak, Palawan Island, Philippines

David Tipling / Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) hunter Rick Halcott luring down Snow Geese with decoys and whistle, Nebraska, USA, April.

Daniel Heuclin / Alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) fishing by luring a fish with the vermiform, worm-like, tongue, USA, captive

Daniel Heuclin / Alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) fishing by luring a fish with the vermiform, worm-like tongue, USA, captive

Michael Quinton / Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in broken wing display to lure predators away from nest, Alaska

Pete Oxford / Mangshanen Pit Viper (Trimeresurus mangshanensis) camouflaged on moss showing caudal luring behavior, native to China

Pete Oxford / Mangshanen Pit Viper (Trimeresurus mangshanensis) camouflaged on moss showing caudal luring behavior, native to China

Miles Barton / Wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) on Dead Horse Arum (Helicodiceros / Dracunculus muscivorus) flower, Aire Islet, Menorca, April The arum attracts insects by producing a carrion-like smell and luring t...

Pete Oxford / Rat (Rattus sp) in trap for luring Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) for capture and study, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Fred Bavendam / Tasselled Frogfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) hiding in red alge waiting for prey showing lure, Edithburgh, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Tasselled Frogfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) hiding in red alge waiting for prey showing lure, Edithburgh, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Striated Frogfish (Antennarius striatus) waving its worm shaped lure to entice prey, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

James Christensen / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) showing caudal luring behavior, western slope of the Andes Cloud Forest, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) showing caudal luring behavior, western slope of the Andes Cloud Forest, Mindo, Ecuador

Robert Valentic / Northern death adder {Acanthophis praelongus} male luring prey by wriggling its tail tip, Weipa, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Two-striped Forest Pit Viper (Bothrops bilineatus) coiled on rainforest floor using tip of tail as lure, an example of caudal luring, Amazon, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) using broken wing display to lure predators away from nest, Enderby Island, New Zealand

Norbert Wu / Netdevil (Borophryne apogon) deep sea species showing fishing pole with bioluminescent lure to attract deep sea prey, dwarf male is parasitic on larger females, Gulf of California, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni) deep sea species showing fishing pole with bioluminescent lure used to attract prey

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) venomous snake uses tail to lure prey, an example of caudal luring, captive, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) venomous snake uses tail to lure prey, captive, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus) venomous snake uses tail to lure prey, an example of caudal luring, desert, central Australia

Chris Newbert / Frogfish (Antennarius sp) with fishing lure extended, 1-2 inches long, 50 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) fishing with its feeding tentacle, 80 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Warty Frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) with fishing lure extended, 10 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Warty Frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) with fishing lure extended, 10 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Mark Moffett / Jumping Spider (Achaearanea camura) crawls out of nest to investigate web vibrations of Jumping Spider (Portia fimbriata) and walks into Portia's trap, Queensland, Australia

Mark Moffett / Jumping Spider (Portia fimbriata) atop leaf nest of aggressive Spider (Achaearanea camura) creates vibrations to draw Achaearanea out for kill, Queensland, Australia

Norbert Wu / Triplewart Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) a deep sea anglerfish uses fishing pole with luminous lure attracts prey in the deep sea

Norbert Wu / Triplewart Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) a deep sea anglerfish uses fishing pole with luminous lure attracts prey

Norbert Wu / Murray's Abyssal Anglerfish (Melanocetus murrayi) juvenile, note the light organ used to attract prey in the deep sea

Fred Bavendam / Tasselled Frogfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) swimming and clearly showing its lure, Edithburgh, South Australia

Mark Moffett / Tarantula (Aphonopelma sp) female emerges from nest to face male who has attracted her attention by tearing the silk membranes at nest entrance, Northern Arizona

Norbert Wu / Black Sea Dragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus) fishing lure in front of mouth attracts prey, deep sea

Greg Basco/ BIA / Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) dropping seed in water to lure fish, Limon, Costa Rica

Chien Lee / Rothschild's Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum rothschildianum) flower showing bristles that are believed to mimic an infection of aphid insects, thereby luring predatory syrphid flies which act as pollin...

Mark Moffett / Jumping Spider (Euryattus sp) female lured from nest by Jumping Spider (Portia fimbriata) mimicking mating leaf-rocking of male Spider (Euryattus sp), Queensland, Australia

Albert Lleal / Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis) with lured and caught mosquito, native to South Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus) coiled in desert using tip of tail as a lure, an example of caudal luring, Australia

Mark Moffett / Jumping Spider (Portia fimbriata) plucking web of another spider, imitating the vibrations made by a mosquito to lure the resident spider out with intent to kill, Queensland, Australia

Jacob Guy / Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) using lure to attract prey as it waits to ambush them, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Jacob Guy / Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) using lure to attract prey as it lies in wait to ambush them on seabed, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) female waving her mantle lure to attract a fish. Once the lure is bitten by a real fish, she injects her glochidia (microscopic babies) into the fish's gills...

Tony Wu / Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) male with esca / lure extended on illicium / rod to entice prey. Skeleton shrimp (Caprellidae) parasites on fish's body. Ariake Sea, Japan.