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Deception Collection (page 4)

Background imageDeception Collection: Cuckoo - young fed by Dunnock

Cuckoo - young fed by Dunnock
ME-2151 Cuckoo - young fed by Dunnock Cuculus canorus Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Reef Octopus - Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia

Reef Octopus - Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia
VT-8974 Reef Octopus - camouflaged Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia Octopus cyanea Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Ornamental crab. these fascinating crabs grow sponges, algae

Ornamental crab. these fascinating crabs grow sponges, algae and corals on their shell as a disguise to confuse
VT-8742 Ornamental crab.- these fascinating crabs grow sponges, algae and corals on their shell as a disguise to confuse preditors

Background imageDeception Collection: Dendronephthya Crab - A master of diguise this tiny crab is only found living on soft coral which

Dendronephthya Crab - A master of diguise this tiny crab is only found living on soft coral which it matches perfectly
VT-8744 Dendronephthya Crab - A master of diguise this tiny crab is only found living on soft coral which it matches perfectly Papua New Guinea

Background imageDeception Collection: Lichen Spider - camouflaged on bark Erawan Nationalpark, Thailand

Lichen Spider - camouflaged on bark Erawan Nationalpark, Thailand
MAR-385 Lichen Spider - camouflaged on bark Erawan National park, Thailand Sparassidae Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Mimic Spider - Sri Lanka

Mimic Spider - Sri Lanka
PPG-371 MIMIC SPIDER SRI LANKA Poecilotheria regalis Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: A spider - a nocturnal web-maker that during the day uses its turreted abdomen to camouflage

A spider - a nocturnal web-maker that during the day uses its turreted abdomen to camouflage itself as a broken twig
AUS-446 A spider - a nocturnal web-maker that during the day uses its turreted abdomen to camouflage itself as a broken twig

Background imageDeception Collection: Southern keeled octopus - Port Turton, South Australia TED00144

Southern keeled octopus - Port Turton, South Australia TED00144
AUS-1766 Southern keeled octopus Port Turton, South Australia Octopus berrima John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Ant-mimicking spider resembling Camponotus ant at rest on foliage

Ant-mimicking spider resembling Camponotus ant at rest on foliage. Grahamstown, Eastern Caqpe, South Africa
ASW-4542 Ant-mimicking spider resembling Camponotus ant at rest on foliage Grahamstown, Eastern Caqpe, South Africa Salticidae Alan J. S

Background imageDeception Collection: Leopard Hind - this fish has matched his colour to that of the sponge in which it is hiding in an

Leopard Hind - this fish has matched his colour to that of the sponge in which it is hiding in an effort to surprise
VT-8943 Leopard Hind Papua New Guinea Cephalopholis leopardus This fish has matched his colour to that of the sponge in which it is hiding in an effort to surprise it's prey - Valerie & Ron

Background imageDeception Collection: Frogfish - (note the worm like lure above the mouth) - off the coast of Bali - Indonesia

Frogfish - (note the worm like lure above the mouth) - off the coast of Bali - Indonesia
VT-8900 Frogfish - (note the worm like lure above the mouth) off the coast of Bali - Indonesia Antennarius sp. Toxic. Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageDeception Collection: Ghost Pipefish - Pretending to be a piece of weed. Milne Bay Papua New Guinea, Indo Pacific PIP-011

Ghost Pipefish - Pretending to be a piece of weed. Milne Bay Papua New Guinea, Indo Pacific PIP-011
VT-8552 Ghost Pipe Fish - Pretending to be a piece of weed. Milne Bay Papua New Guinea, Indo Pacific Solenostomus cyanopterus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageDeception Collection: Ghost Pipe fish - Floating like a stick or piece of weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific PIP-008

Ghost Pipe fish - Floating like a stick or piece of weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific PIP-008
VT-8549 Ghost Pipe fish - Floating like a stick or piece of weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific Solenostomus cyanopterus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageDeception Collection: Robust Ghost Pipefish - A mated pair pretending to be old ribbon weed

Robust Ghost Pipefish - A mated pair pretending to be old ribbon weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific. PIP-009
VT-8550 Robust Ghost Pipefish - A mated pair pretending to be old ribbon weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific. Solenostomus cyanopterus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageDeception Collection: Iberian Marsh Frog - amongst pond weed, Alentejo region, Portugal

Iberian Marsh Frog - amongst pond weed, Alentejo region, Portugal
USH-4196 Iberian Marsh Frog - amongst pond weed Alentejo region, Portugal Rana perezi Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageDeception Collection: Ghost Crab - perfect mimickry of a white ghost crab on white sandy beach

Ghost Crab - perfect mimickry of a white ghost crab on white sandy beach. Frontal portrait - Cape Range National Park
SAS-1242 Ghost Crab - perfect mimickry of a white ghost crab on white sandy beach. Cape Range National Park, Western Australia

Background imageDeception Collection: Masked Hunter - Nymph covered in sand

Masked Hunter - Nymph covered in sand
RD-65 Masked Hunter - Nymph covered in sand Reduvius personatus Giacomo Radi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageDeception Collection: Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko - Montagne d'Ambre National Park - Antsiranana - Northern Madagascar

Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko - Montagne d'Ambre National Park - Antsiranana - Northern Madagascar
MAR-1065 Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko Montagne d'Ambre National Park - Antsiranana - Northern Madagascar Uroplatus sikorae Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Eyed Hawk Moth - female on Sallow (food plant) - showing flash / warning colouration on eye-spots

Eyed Hawk Moth - female on Sallow (food plant) - showing flash / warning colouration on eye-spots
LB-1833 Eyed HAWK MOTH - female on Sallow (food plant) showing flash / warning colouration on eye-spots Smerinthus ocellata Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Sargassum Fish KEL 852 Camouflage resembles Seaweed. Caribbean Sea

Sargassum Fish KEL 852 Camouflage resembles Seaweed. Caribbean Sea. Histrio histrio © Ken Lucas / ARDEA LONDON
KEL-852 Sargassum Fish Camouflage resembles Seaweed. Caribbean Sea. Histrio histrio Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageDeception Collection: Western Keeled Snake - Close up showing full body lying in wait for prey - Namib Desert - Namibia

Western Keeled Snake - Close up showing full body lying in wait for prey - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-649 Western Keeled Snake - Close up showing full body lying in wait for prey Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Pythonodipsas carinata Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageDeception Collection: Western Keeled Snake - lying against a near vertical rock face with the desert in the background

Western Keeled Snake - lying against a near vertical rock face with the desert in the background - Namib Desert
KAT-643 Western Keeled Snake - lying against a near vertical rock face with the desert in the background Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Pythonodipsas carinata Karl Terblanche Please note that prints

Background imageDeception Collection: Northern Leaf Tailed Gecko - Camouflaged against bark of tree - North Queensland rainforest

Northern Leaf Tailed Gecko - Camouflaged against bark of tree - North Queensland rainforest - Queensland - Australia
JPF-14189 Northern Leaf Tailed Gecko - Camouflaged against bark of tree North Queensland rainforest - Queensland - Australia Phyllurus cornutus Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for

Background imageDeception Collection: Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin Snake - Feigning death

Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin Snake - Feigning death
CAN-1526 Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin Snake - Feigning death Agkistrodon piscivorus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageDeception Collection: Sand flathead (Thysanophyrys arenicola) are masters of disguise

Sand flathead (Thysanophyrys arenicola) are masters of disguise, blending in perfectly with the sandy background of
AUS-745 Sand or Broadhead flathead, master of camouflage in its sandy habitat. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Thysanophrys arenicola Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Background imageDeception Collection: Like all scorpionfish, the leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)

Like all scorpionfish, the leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) is a camouflage predator that has poisonous
AUS-734 Leaf scorpionfish; camouflage predator; has poisonous spines for defence. Ribbon Reef No. 10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Taenianotus triacanthus Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com

Background imageDeception Collection: A longicorn beetle - a harmless beetle that evades its enemies by mimicking the coloration of

A longicorn beetle - a harmless beetle that evades its enemies by mimicking the coloration of dangerous wasps
AUS-436 A longicorn beetle - a harmless beetle that evades its enemies by mimicking the coloration of dangerous wasps. Australia Hesthesis ferruginea Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Background imageDeception Collection: A harmless fly (family Syrphidae) that evades its enemies by mimicking the coloration of dangerous

A harmless fly (family Syrphidae) that evades its enemies by mimicking the coloration of dangerous wasps
AUS-435 A harmless fly (family Syrphidae) that evades its enemies by mimicking the coloration of dangerous wasps. Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Background imageDeception Collection: An ant-mimicking bug - found in weaver ants territory; juvenile

An ant-mimicking bug - found in weaver ants territory; juvenile
AUS-398 An ant-mimicking bug - found in weaver ants territory; juvenile. Tropical Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Order

Background imageDeception Collection: Common Cuckoo - Juvenile is growing too big for nest of the reed warbler The Netherlands, Overijssel

Common Cuckoo - Juvenile is growing too big for nest of the reed warbler The Netherlands, Overijssel
VG-8926 Common Cuckoo - Juvenile is growing too big for nest of the reed warbler The Netherlands, Overijssel Cuculus canorus Paul Van Gaalen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageDeception Collection: Common Cuckoo - Juvenile in nest being fed by Reed Warbler - Overijssel - The Netherlands

Common Cuckoo - Juvenile in nest being fed by Reed Warbler - Overijssel - The Netherlands
VG-1050 Common Cuckoo - Juvenile in nest being fed by Reed Warbler Overijssel - The Netherlands Cuculus canorus Paul Van Gaalen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Leaf Butterfly

Leaf Butterfly
PPG-510 LEAF BUTTERFLY - WINGS CLOSED Kallima paralecta Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Bee Orchid / Flower ME 757 Ophrys apifera © Johan De Meester / ARDEA LONDON

Bee Orchid / Flower ME 757 Ophrys apifera © Johan De Meester / ARDEA LONDON
ME-757 Bee Orchid - close-up of flower Ophrys apifera Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Cuckoo - young in Reed Warbler nest with host bird Sussex, UK

Cuckoo - young in Reed Warbler nest with host bird Sussex, UK
MAW-66 Cuckoo - young being fed at nest by Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus). June, Sussex Cuculus canorus Maurice Walker Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Cicada larva - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia

Cicada larva - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia
MAR-963 Cicada larva Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Grasshopper - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia

Grasshopper - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia
MAR-939 Grasshopper Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia Systella dusmeti Orthoptera Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Leaf Katydid / Sylvan Katydid - San Cipriano Reserve - Cauca - Colombia

Leaf Katydid / Sylvan Katydid - San Cipriano Reserve - Cauca - Colombia
MAR-869 Leaf Katydid / Sylvan Katydid San Cipriano Reserve - Cauca - Colombia Fam: Pseudophyllinae / Tettigoniidae Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Treefrog - Los Llanos del Orinoco - Venezuela - camouflaged on a palm leaf

Treefrog - Los Llanos del Orinoco - Venezuela - camouflaged on a palm leaf
MAR-613 Treefrog - camouflaged on a palm leaf Los Llanos del Orinoco - Venezuela Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko - Lamington Nationalpark - Australia

Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko - Lamington Nationalpark - Australia
MAR-602 Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko Lamington Nationalpark - Australia Phyllurus cornutus Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageDeception Collection: Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko / Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko - Andasibe Mantadia National Park - Madagascar

Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko / Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko - Andasibe Mantadia National Park - Madagascar
MAR-601 Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko / Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko Andasibe Mantadia National Park - Madagascar Uroplatus sikorae Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageDeception Collection: Variable Cracker Colombia

Variable Cracker Colombia
MAR-529 Variable Cracker Butterfly Colombia Hamadryas feronia Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Katydid - camouflaged on moss + lichen Siquirres, Costa Rica

Katydid - camouflaged on moss + lichen Siquirres, Costa Rica
MAR-365 Katydid - camouflaged on moss + lichen Siquirres, Costa Rica Tettigoniidae Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Hornet Clearwing Moth - mimicry

Hornet Clearwing Moth - mimicry
JLM-9153 Hornet Clearwing Moth - mimicry Sesia apiformis John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Emperor Moth - Male

Emperor Moth - Male
JLM-12370 Emperor MOTH - male Saturnia pavonia wings show false eye marking John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDeception Collection: Leaf-tailed Gecko - endemic - Andasibe, Madagascar

Leaf-tailed Gecko - endemic - Andasibe, Madagascar
GET-861 Leaf-tailed GECKO - camouflaged full-length on branch, endemic Andasibe, Madagascar Uroplatus phantasticus endemic Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only



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