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Common opossum {Didelphis marsupialis} playing dead as defence strategy
Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) female defending her nest from arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus). Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. June
Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) resting on top of the two halves of an old clam shell on the sandy seabed. These octopus regularly carry pieces of shell so they can use them as protective
Murmuration of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) with Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) hunting them, The Netherlands, November
Accumulation of land snails (Euryptyxis labiosa), escaping the desert heat by resting on a shrubs bark, Ayn Sahnawt, Sultanate of Oman, February
Frill-neck Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), displays on a termite mound. Northern Territory, Australia
Larvae of Birch sawfly (Craesus septentrionalis) in alarm position, Upper Bavaria, Germany. October
Eastern tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) female, Yarra River corridor in suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in mid-summer
Indonesian blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas) with tongue extended, captive, from Papua New Guinea
Chinese cobra (Naja atra) in threat stance, Shek Pik, southwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China
Sawfly larvae (Nematus pavidus) defensive posture, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. September
Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand
Calabar burrowing boa snake (Calabaria reinhardtii) in defensive ball, captive, occurs equatorial rain forest of West and central Africa. Head and tail are very similar
Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) in defensive posture showing warning colours, on dried soil with mud cracks, Lower Saxony, Germany. August
Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus jessoensis) protecting itself by ejecting a boiling, noxious chemical spray, Nagasaki, Japan
Juvenile of Amazon Tree-Boa (Corallus hortulanus) in defensive position. Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador
Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) attacking Blue footed booby (Sula nebouxii) feeding chick. This bird is trying to steal the food from the parent. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) camouflaged in leaf litter, Guatemala
Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata) with sea anemones in its claws for defense. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) and Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) circling baitball of Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) Formigas Islets, Azores
Sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus) which has ejected a part of its internal organs called Cuvierian tubules. These significantly sticky strings are a defense mechanism designed to deter predators
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with shoal of anchovies staying near to avoid predation. Los Roques, Venezuela. Caribbean
Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) defensive display on flowers, Orvieto, Italy. October. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 2 of 2, with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio
Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) mobbing Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) Wrangel Island, Far East Russia, June
Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) two mobbing Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd showing defensive behaviour as an African lioness (Panthera leo) walks by, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. September
Lion (Panthera leo) moving away from a defensive African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe
African lion, (Panthera leo) confronted by a herd of African buffalo / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus) pack mobbing a Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Hyenas follow the dogs and attempt to steal their kills, so the dogs harass them whenever they get a chance
Juvenile White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)in flight, with Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) mobbing it, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January
Blue morpho (Morpho helenor) butterflies feeding on mango fruit, butterfly observatory, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica
Land Crab (Gecarcinus planatus) in defensive display, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands)
Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) attacking Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), female, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany, May
Saturniid moth (Saturniidae) with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, Caribbean Slopes, Cordilera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Raven (Corvus corax) mobbing Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Hornoya Island, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, March
