Markus Varesvuo / Pharaoh eagle owl (Bubo ascalaphus) on sand, Morocco, March.

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colors along the shores of Pharaoh Lake in Adirondacks park, New York, USA. October

Georgette Douwma / Pharao cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis), very small male guarding large egg-laying female. Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Georgette Douwma / Pharaoh cuttlefish {Sepia pharaonis} male guarding egg laying female, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Doug Perrine / Pharaoh cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) pair in courtship, male with stripes. Smaller male in background. Gato Island, off Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines.

Nigel Cattlin / Pharoahs ant (Monomorium pharaonis) colony on timber with workers, queen and larvae.

Nigel Cattlin / Pharoahs ant (Monomorium pharaonis) colony on timber, workers with eggs, larvae and pupae.

Nigel Cattlin / Pharoahs ant (Monomorium pharaonis) colony on timber with workers, queen and larvae.

Nigel Cattlin / Pharoahs ant (Monomorium pharaonis) colony on timber with workers, winged adults, eggs and pupae.

Nigel Cattlin / Pharoahs ant (Monomorium pharaonis) colony on timber with queens, workers, winged adults, eggs and pupae.

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) Sahara Desert

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) on ground. Sahara Desert.