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Boky-boky (Mungotictis decemlineata) or Narrow-striped mongoose adult foraging in leaf litter. Dry deciduous forest, Kirindy, western Madagascar
Fungal mycelium from an unidentified species of fungus, growing across a decomposing leaf. The mycelium is the vegetative part of the fungus and is made up of a mass of thread-like hyphae
Amazonian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on lowland rainforest floor, waiting to ambush passing prey. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru. November
Saturniid moth (Eacles ormondei), female camouflaged in leaf litter. Izabal, Guatemala
Magpie inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea) uncommon inkcap that usually grows singularly often under beech trees, Bedfordshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked image
Dead-leaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) camouflaged on leaf, Sabah, Borneo
Blood-vein moth (Timandra griseata) on fallen leaves, Nottingham, UK, August
Lamington spiny crayfish (Euastacus sulcatus) blue form, in leaf litter under tree roots with claws raised, rare crayfish that commonly forages away from water on the forest floor above 300m
Eastern spiny tailed gecko (Strophurus williamsi) in leaf litter at night, Inglewood, Queensland, Australia
Burtons legless lizard (Liasis burtoni) camouflaged in leaf litter, can be highly variable in colour pattern, Millmerran, Queensland, Australia
Amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystina), mature mushroom that had curved up to show the gills, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, November. Focus stacked
Trumpet Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis) Group fruiting on woodland floor, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, November. Focus stacked
Death cap (Amanita phalloides) mushroom among leaf litter in dense beech woodland, Buckholt Wood NNR, Gloucestershire, UK, October
Springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata) on oak tree leaf, Niedersechsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Elbe Valley, Lower Saxony, Germany, December
Herald moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gosford Forest Park, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. September
Montane horned frog (Megophrys kobayashii) in the leaf litter at night. Mount Kinabalu (around 1400m asl), Sabah, Borneo
Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) in foggy forest, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, January
Pig-nosed frog 1+Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis+2 in leaf litter, Western Ghats, India
Head portrait of Bornean Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) among the leaf litter in the lowland rainforest of Borneo. Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
Spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) searching for seeds on forest floor, Finland. October
European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) walking through forest undergrowth, Finland. September
Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on rotten mossy log among leaf litter in deciduous woodland, Wiltshire, UK, February
Ghost orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) flowering in leaf litter on forest floor, Roncal Valley, Navarre, Spain, Europe
Pumpkin toadlet (Brachycephalus sp. ) crawling through leaf litterPumpkin toadlet (Brachycephalus sp.) crawling through leaf litter, Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Sao Francisco Xavier, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Silk moth (Copaxa sp) camouflaged against leaf litter on rainforest floor. Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica
Short-legged horned toad (Xenophrys brachykolos) Tai Tam Country Park, Hong Kong, China
Sabinal Frog (Leptodactylus melanonotus), Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, July
Lichens on leaf litter beneath Rhododendron (Rhododendron phaeochrysum) tree. Kangding Cuo, Sichuan Province, China
Frosted orange moth (Gortyna flavago) resting on fallen leaf, Ballykinler Sand Dunes, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, September
Black and white border collie, Hampstead Heath, England, UK
Saturniid moth (Saturniidae) with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, Caribbean Slopes, Cordilera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) in a Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) Saja Besaya Natural Park, Saja, Cantabria, Spain, August
Field elm (Ulmus minor) leaf litter covered in frost in winter, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, November
Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, November
English oak tree {Quercus robur} acorn and fallen leaves in autumn, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, November
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in leaf litter in autumnal woodland, Highlands, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October 2015
Terrestrial frog 1+Plethodontohyla sp+2 camouflaged amongst leaf litter on tropical rainforest floor. Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar
Big eyed / headed gecko {Paroedura pictus} camouflaged on forest floor. Dry deciduous forest, Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar. October 2009
