Morley Read / Close-up portrait of a South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera) amongst leaf litter, Orellana Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. (non-ex)

Robert Thompson / Herald moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gosford Forest Park, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. September

Bernard Castelein / Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) showing roots, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium

Bernard Castelein / Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, November.

Jabruson / Giant elephant shrew portrait {Rhynchocyon cirnei stuhlmanni} Epulu, Ituri Reserve, Zaire Democratic Republic of Congo

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of an Ecuador poison frog (Ameerega bilinguis) jumping on the rainforest floor, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of an Ecuador poison frog (Ameerega bilinguis) jumping on the rainforest floor, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Ecuador silent frog (Chiasmocleis antenori) in the leaf litter, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Ecuador silent frog (Chiasmocleis antenori) in the leaf litter, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Ecuador poison frog (Ameerega bilinguis) amongst leaf litter, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of an Ecuador poison frog (Ameerega bilinguis) preparing to jump on the rainforest floor, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Chris Mattison / Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) egg case wrapped in the leaves of its food plant (Dichaetanthera sp). Ranomafana,National Park, Madagascar.