Juergen Freund / Skull cave in Milne Bay. These skulls are said to be heads of decapitated enemies of the people living here in the olden days. Papua New Guinea, October 2008.

Eric Dragesco / Raven (Corvus corax) feeding on Siberian Ibex (Capra ibex) decapitated head, Gobi National Park, Mongolia

Nick Upton / Hornet (Vespa crabro) holding Hornet hoverfly / Banded hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), a hornet mimic, which it has killed and decapitated on tarmac driveway after attacking it while it was feeding. Wil...

Nick Upton / Hornet (Vespa crabro) dismembering decapitated Hornet hoverfly / Banded hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), a hornet mimic, on tarmac driveway after attacking it while it was feeding. Wiltshire garden, UK,...

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) males displaying while guarding their females to ward off other males, Spencer Gulf, Wayalla, South Australia. The female they are fighting over is actually decapitated...

Jose B. Ruiz / European praying mantis female eats male after mating. Spain {Mantis religiosa} Sequence 3 of 3. In some cases, the female will caniibalise before mating is finished! However, even a decapitated male...