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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
Velvet Swimming Crab (Necora / Liocarcinus puber) male guarding female. Gouliot Caves, Sark, British Channel Islands, August
Spear / Bleekers Squid {Loligo bleekeri} larva secreting ink, captive, Japan
Male Pikeperch / Zander (Stizostedion / Sander lucioperca) defending nest, calm part of the Rhine, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, May 2009
Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) aggressive behaviour, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July 2008
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) and cub. Finland, Europe, June
Spotted genuine snake (Saphenophis boursieri) portrait, waving tail in defensive display, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador
Great skua (Stercocarius skua) in flight over Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, looking for small chicks, whilst Gannets call defensively, Shetland Isles, July
Long exposure of a juvenile Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides), which dance as a defence from predators. The dance may mimic the movements of poisonous flatworms or may simply
Lantern Fly / Machaca (Fulgora lampetis) displaying eye-spots, used to startle potential predators. Santa Rosa National park tropical dry forest, Costa Rica
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) adult hovering directly in front of the sun, defending nest from perceived threat, Farne Islands, UK. June Non-ex
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), adult in striking pose in wildflower field. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April
Jinshanling Section of the Great Wall of China, a highly authentic part of the wall that has not needed restoration for 400 years. November 2009
Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator, UK
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) adult aggressively defending its nest from a perceived threat, Farne Islands, UK
African elephant charging (Loxodonta africana) Etosha NP, Namibia
