Alex Mustard / Whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) sets an ambush in the sand at night. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Emanuele Biggi / Predatory bush cricket (Saga pedo) waiting for prey on Eryngium, Italy. June. Vulnerable species.

Tony Phelps / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) moving into ambush position under a bush, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.

Pete Oxford / Guereza colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) in tree, Lango Bai, Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Africa.

Alex Mustard / A portrait of an Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber) buried in the sand waiting to ambush prey. This species can also use its hairy tongue as a lure. El Cabron, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Long spined sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis) lying in wait to ambush prey, Selsey, West Sussex, UK, May

Georgette Douwma / Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) lying in ambush under table coral on reef. Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Georgette Douwma / Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) lying in ambush amongst soft corals. Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Norbert Wu / Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques) spectacular example of camouflage, for both protection and ambush feeding endemic to South Australia

Fred Bavendam / Whitemargin Stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) lying buried in sand where it waits to ambush prey, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Coral hind {Cephalopholis miniata} lying in ambush in soft coral, Andaman sea, Thailand

Eric Baccega / Lioness (Panthera leo) killing in ambush a young eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.