Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit holding Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) in hypnotic trance. Caribbean sea Model released.

Norbert Wu / Tunicate (Megalodicopia hians) predatory deep sea species, Monterey, California

Nick Upton / Violet black-legged robber fly (Dioctria atricapilla) with Dashed slender robber fly (Leptogaster guttiventris) prey, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

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

Solvin Zankl / GEOMAR / Winged snail (Limacina retroversa) predatory snail from Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Controlled conditions. Photo taken in cooperation with GEOMAR coldwater coral research project

Andy Sands / Predatory Beetle / Burying Beetle (Dendroxena 4-maculata). West Sussex, England, May.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Pike (Esox lucius) in disused quarry, Stoney Stanton, Stoney Cove, Leicestershire, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'A thrilling encounter for me, as a wary pike hangs amongst the weeds, poised in waitin...

Nick Upton / Sawfly (Tenthredo mesomela) a large, semi predatory species, resting on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Flock of thousands of Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) form an arc around a predatory Peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus) as they move collectively to avoid it. Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, March (...

Alex Mustard / Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) accompanied by a group of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Cobia are large predatory fish, growing to 2m in length. Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas.

Steve Gettle / Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) male feeding on insect prey, Huron Meadows Metropark, Michigan

Ann & Steve Toon / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) lying at waters edge, with jaw open, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler feeds several Caribbean Reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeding a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Caribbean sea Model released.

Kim Taylor / Predatory Katydid (Clonia sp) Namibia, Africa

Premaphotos / Predatory luminous larva of Fungus gnat (Arachnocampa flava) and its fishing lines, Australia

Chris Gomersall / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting over grazing marsh. North Norfolk, England. March.

Ingo Arndt / Predatory Stink Bug (Stiretrus anchorago) eating Chrysomelid Beetle (Physonota alutacea) a true bug of the Heteroptera suborder, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Predatory Katydids (Saginae), South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Predatory Katydids (Saginae), South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Long-winged Cloni (Clonia caudata) large and fiercely predatory Katydid, Namib Desert, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Small fish jumping out of water as they are being pursued by a larger predatory fish, Mangily, near Ifaty, southwestern Madagascar

Tony Phelps / Common toad (Bufo bufo) in defense posture with predatory Grass snake {Natrix natrix} Purbeck Dorset UK

Nigel Bean / Sandwich terns {Thalasseus sandvicensis} exhibiting threat display to predatory gull overhead, Dorset, UK

Jason Smalley / Crow trap used on nature reserve to control the number of predatory crows and magpie preying on wader chicks, Lancashire, UK.

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) lithe and well camouflaged babies spend much time evading attention from predatory adults, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Norbert Wu / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group on ice edge next to predatory Orcas (Orcinus orca), Antarctica

Mark Moffett / Tortoise Beetle (Acromis sparsa) mother protecting offspring from predatory ants, Panama

Mark Moffett / Wasp Moth (Ctenuchinae) caterpillar places whorls of its own long stiff hairs around its twig for protection from predatory ants before spinning a cocoon, Peru

Constantinos Petrinos / Bobbit worm {Eunice sp} large predatory polychaete Anilao, Batangas, Philippines

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Laelaps (Dryptosaurus) confronting Elasmosaurus with Hadrosaurus foraging in the background. From Edwin Drinker Cope 'The fossil reptiles of New Jersey' in 'American Naturalist' vol 3...

Christian Ziegler / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) embryo collected by predatory wasp for transport back to the colony, Soberania National Park, Panama

Nick Upton / 2 metre long predatory Bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus) on the move in a rockpool, near Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, August.

Nick Upton / 2 metre long predatory Bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus) on the move in a rockpool, near Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Two metre long predatory Bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus) tightly coiled up in a rockpool, with its head visible to the right, near Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, August.