Rod Clarke / John Downer Produ / Alcohol drinkers - Honeybees enjoy a tipple of fermented sap of lime trees (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

John Waters / John Downer Prod / Black lemur uses millipede secretions to ward off mosquitos and as a happy drug (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Michael Richards / John Downer / Verreaux's eagle decorates its nest with aromatic leaves which act as as insect deterrent. (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / The Archer fish uses its mouth like a water pistol to shoot down prey from vegetation (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series). The "pistol" has a range of 1.5m.

John Downer Productions / Jaguar chews on yaje leaf, known to have hallucinogenic properties (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Michael Richards / John Downer / Eagle cannot open a tortoise's shell so it has to pick it up in talons and drop it on stones to break open (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

John Downer Productions / Spotted skunk does handstand as initial warning then sprays out stench if warning not heeded (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

John Downer Productions / Coquerel's sifaka lemurs pogo across the for (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

John Downer Productions / Bushbaby jumping sequence image. (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film @Weird Nature@ tv series). Bushbabies can jump 5-6m from a standing start!

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure study of various frogs gliding. Those with more webbing between their toes glide further (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure study of jumping Bushbaby which can leap six times its body length (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure study of jumping Bushbaby which can leap six times its body length (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

John Downer Productions / Peacock flounder attempts to simulate the squares of chessboard (Bothus lunatus) - Resolution restriction due to image digitised from film - 'Weird Nature' BBC tv series.

Simon Wagen / J Downer Product / Under threat a Fulmar chick defends itself with projectile vomit {Fulmarus glacialis} Fulmar in Norse means 'foul gull'. (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)...

Michael Richards / John Downer / Spitting cobra sprays twin jets of venom with deadly accuracy at eyes of attacker (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Marcelo rocha / John Downer Pr / Rear view of Eyespot / False eyed frog, with defensive eye-like markings to frighten away predators (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Stephen Downer / John Downer P / Vine snakes (Dryophis nasuta) imitate curled tendrils of foliage to conceal themselves in the rainforest (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiflash image of Lesser bushbaby jumping - tendons absorb shock of impact & convert to energy for next jump. Difficult for predators to catch. (Resolution restriction due to image digitised from fi...

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiflash image of Lesser bushbaby jumping, body vertical until it reaches apex, then it changes direction. (Resolution restriction due to image digitised from film - 'Weird Nature' BBC tv series).

Stephen Downer / John Downer P / Asian musk shrews caravanning behind mother to avoid getting lost - if contact is lost they will reattach to any moving object they see (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Natu...

Stephen Downer / John Downer P / Sidewinder rattlesnake corkscrews along sand, wave of contact points passes along body (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure of flying Paradise tree snake showing how it forms a loop for maximum thrust as it lauches itself into air (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv seri...

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Kuhl's gecko flying - every edge of body expanded into membrane that acts as a wing as it glides (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure study of various frogs shows that those with more foot webbing glide further (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Wallace's gliding frog's extensive foot webbing allows it to glide long distances (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Rod Clarke / John Downer Produ / Flame scallops (Chlamys) clap their shells together to propel themselves away from predators. (Resolution restriction due to image digitised from film - 'Weird Nature' BBC tv series)

Rod Clarke / John Downer Produ / Mother of pearl caterpillar (Pleurotya ruralis) escapes predators by forming the shape of a wheel and rolling away at speed. (Resolution restriction due to image digitised from film - 'Weird Nature' B...

John Downer / Happy hour for Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus / Cercopithecus aethiops) drinking cocktail on island of St Kitts Caribbean. (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

John Downer Productions / Opossum feigns death by rolling over and lying still with mouth and eyes half open. Defensive tactic. (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

John Downer Productions / Doves in a death-mimicking trance prompted by simply tucking heads under wings. Defensive tactic. (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure study of various frogs gliding. Those with more webbing between their toes glide further (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure study of jumping Bushbaby which can leap six times its body length (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Multiple exposure study of jumping Bushbaby which can leap six times its body length (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Stephen Downer / John Downer P / A cats' opium den - domestic cats are attracted to catnip for the volatile oils (neptalactones) the plant contains (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Male & female Splash tetra leap together to lay eggs out of the water on leaves. Male then keeps eggs wet by continually splashing them with well aimed tail flicks (Resolution restriction - image digi...

Stephen Downer / John Downer P / Siamese fighting fish mating - female lays eggs beneath air bubble nest blown by male. After fertillisisng the eggs, the male collects the eggs in his mouth and spits them into the bubbles (Resolution...

Peter Nearhos / John Downer Pr / Satin bowerbird stealing blue trinkets to decorate bower {Ptilonorhynchus violaceus} Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series.

Peter Nearhos / John Downer Pr / Crocodiles can overcome their huge weight to propel themselves out of water at speed (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / The Arowana makes huge leaps from the water to snatch insects from vegetation above (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Rod Clarke / John Downer Produ / A Velvet worm squirts streams of sticky glue to ensnare its prey (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Peter Nearhos / John Downer Pr / Australian Death adder lures its prey by waving the tip of its tail like a writhing grub (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Rod Clarke / John Downer Produ / Seahorse's bony skin plates prevent it swimmming like a fish. Instead it moves by beating its back fin 20-30 times per second. (Resolution restriction due to image digitised from film - 'Weird Nature'...

Tim MacMillan /John Downer Pro / Blandford's flying lizard {Draco blanfordii} with outstretched wings in flight - elongated ribs act as struts. Captive, (Resolution restriction due to Image digitised from film for 'Weird Nature' BBC...