Defence Collection (page 4)

Aerial view - Groynes, Hengistbury Head, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset DW1963
AW-6602 Aerial view - Groynes, Hengistbury Head, Christchurch Harbour Dorset, UK Adrian Warren contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Hedgehog JLM 261 Erinaceus europoeus © J. L. Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLM-261 HEDGEHOG CURLED IN BALL Erinaceus europoeus John Mason contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Peppered Moth - Normal form - Essex - UK IN000194
COS-3248 Peppered Moth - Normal form Essex - UK Biston betularia Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Stone Curlew CK 450 Displaying Burhinus oedicnemus © C. R. Knights / ardea. com
CK-450 STONE-CURLEW - displaying Burhinus oedicnemus Distribution: Southern United Kingdom east to southern Russia and south to Spain, Italy and the Balkans

Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars - aggregation of fully grown caterpillars - tropical dry forest - Santa Rosa National Park
CAN-4504 Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars Santa Rosa National Park - Costa Rica Arsenura armida aggregation of fully grown caterpillars - tropical dry forest - group together during the day on trunks

Three-Banded Armadillo FG 12429 Opening up from protective curled up position Range: Argentina, Paraguay
FG-12429 Three-banded ARMADILLO - opening up from protective position Distribution: Argentina, Parguay, Parts of Brazil Tolypeutes matacus Francois Gohier contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Three-Banded Armadillo FG 12443 Opening up from protective curled up position Range: Argentina, Paraguay
FG-12443 Three-banded ARMADILLO - opening up from protective position Distribution: Argentina, Parguay, Parts of Brazil Tolypeutes matacus Francois Gohier contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Lantern fly - (Machaca) - Tropical dry forest - Defensive display - Costa Rica
CAN-4534 Lantern fly - (Machaca) - Tropical dry forest - Defensive display Costa Rica Fulgora lampetis John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Saturiid moth caterpillar - defensive display - with urticating(stinging) hairs - Tropical dry forest - Santa Rosa
CAN-4509 Saturiid moth caterpillar - defensive display - with urticating(stinging) hairs Tropical dry forest - Santa Rosa national park - Costa Rica Automeris metzli John Cancalosi contact details

Saturiid moth caterpillar - with urticating(stinging) hairs - Tropical dry forest - Santa Rosa national park - Costa
CAN-4510 Saturiid moth caterpillar - with urticating(stinging) hairs - Tropical dry forest - Santa Rosa national park - Costa Rica Automeris metzli John Cancalosi contact details

Stone Curlew - display
CK-404 STONE-CURLEW - in display pose Burhinus oedicnemus Distribution: Southern United Kingdom east to southern Russia and south to Spain, Italy and the Balkans

Jungle Nymph - close up showing spikes on leg used for defence - Controlled conditions 15285
BB-2725 Jungle Nymph - close up showing spikes on leg used for defence Heteropteryx dilatata Controlled conditions Brian Bevan contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Spotted Nightjars - camouflaged pair sleeping at the base of a Mulga bush - St Teresa's Rd, Alice Springs
DH-2836 Spotted NIGHTJARS - camouflaged pair sleeping at base of Mulga Bush St. Teresas Rd. Alice Springs, NT Australia Eurostopodus argus Don Hadden contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Regal Horned Lizard CAN 1918 Showing defense bahaviour, discharging blood from eyelid. Arizona, USA
CAN-1918 Regal Horned LIZARD - showing defence behaviour, discharging blood from eyelid. Arizona, USA Phrynosoma solare Distribution; Arizona

Boa constrictor - shedding skin - Guanacaste National Park - Costa Rica
CAN-4617 Boa constrictor - shedding skin Guanacaste National Park - Costa Rica Boa constrictor John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Spit Bug / Froghopper nymph - making bubble enclosure on rose stem - UK
DOW-490 Spit Bug / Froghopper nymph - making bubble enclosure on rose stem UK Philaenus sp Steve Downer contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Peppered Moth - Intermediate form - Essex - UK IN000195
COS-3249 Peppered Moth - Intermediate form Essex - UK Biston betularia Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Lantern fly - (Machaca) - Fulgora lampetis - Costa Rica - Tropical dry forset - Defensive display
CAN-4507 Lantern fly - (Machaca) - Tropical dry forset - Defensive display Costa Rica Fulgora lampetis John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Giant Forest Millipede - Ecuador
JLMO-3103 Giant Forest Millipede - Curled up Ecuador John Mason contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Thornbugs - Costa Rica - family membracidae
CAN-4675 Thornbugs Costa Rica Umbonia family membracidae John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Tiger Rattlesnake - controlled conditions - found in the southwestern United States
JZ-4213 Tiger Rattlesnake Southeast Arizona - USA Crotalus tigris controlled conditions - found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico Jim Zipp contact details

Rough-scaled Python - defensive posture - Australia - controlled conditions - One of the rarest snakes in the world
CAN-4268 Rough-scaled Python - defensive posture Australia Morelia carinata controlled conditions - One of the rarest snakes in the world - found in rainforest in Northwest Kimberley region of

Eurasian Woodcock ANZ 630 South Ural Mountains, Russia. Scolopax rusticola © Andrey Zvoznikov / ardea. com
ANZ-629 Eurasian WOODCOCK - feigning injury near chick, to protect young South Ural Mountains, Russia Scolopax rusticola Andrey Zvoznikov contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays it's "collar" when being disturbed - sand dunes - desert - Caspian sea
ANZ-1509 Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays it's "collar" when being disturbed - sand dunes - desert Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas April Andrey

Pill Woodlouse - unrolling, UK
SPH-452 Pill Woodlouse - unrolling UK Armadillidium vulgare Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black-backed Jackal - Fighting with intruder jackal who has wandered into territory. Maasai Mara Triangle - Kenya
SE-640 Black-backed Jackal - Fighting with intruder jackal who has wandered into territory. Maasai Mara Triangle - Kenya Canis mesomelas Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal

Spingtail - defence reaction, UK
SPH-2244 SPRINGTAIL - defence reaction. UK. Tomocerus longicornis The antennae roll into coils when the animal is threatened Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

European Fox and Domestic Cat - confrontation in garden at night - Lower Saxony - Germany
USH-5055 European Fox and Domestic Cat - confrontation in garden at night Lower Saxony - Germany Vulpes vulpes Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cheetah - defensive behavior-hissing - Cheetah Conservation Fund - Namibia
SE-376 Cheetah - defensive behaviour-hissing Cheetah Conservation Fund - Namibia Acinonyx jubatus Captive Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hedgehog - tightly rolled
ROG-3694 HEDGEHOG - TIGHTLY ROLLED Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wood Ant - soldier ants in the defence position ready to spray formic acid from lower abdomen - Lower Saxony - Germany
USH-4985 Wood Ant - soldier ants in the defence position ready to spray formic acid from lower abdomen Lower Saxony - Germany Formica rufa Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal

Wood Ant - soldier ant in the defence position ready to spray formic acid from lower abdomen - Lower Saxony - Germany
USH-4984 Wood Ant - soldier ant in the defence position ready to spray formic acid from lower abdomen Lower Saxony - Germany Formica rufa Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display

Siskins and Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) at feeder - showing aggression - Hampshire - UK
ROG-13879 Siskins and Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) at feeder showing aggression - Hampshire - UK Carduelis spinosa Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Red-shouldered Hawk - immature bird in flight flipping over to defend against a peregrine falcon during fall migration
JZ-4067 Red-shouldered Hawk - immature bird in flight flipping over to defend against a peregrine falcon during fall migration October in Connecticut - USA Buteo jamaicensis Jim Zipp Please note that

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - striking - controlled subject - Arizona - USA
JZ-3955 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - striking - controlled subject Arizona - USA Crotalus atrox Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - controlled subject - Arizona - USA
JZ-3956 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - controlled subject Arizona - USA Crotalus atrox Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hedgehog - being pestered by Terrier
AEB-1529 Hedgehog - being pestered by Terrier Elizabeth Bomford Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Boomslang - adult in defensive display - Tanzania - Africa
MM-114 Boomslang - adult in defensive display Tanzania - Africa Dispholidus typus Michele Menegon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cardinal fish - These schooling fish use spiney sea urchins as protection against preditors. Apogon sp
VT-8453 CARDINAL fish - These schooling fish use spiny sea urchins (Echinothrix diadema) as protection against predators. Milne bay

Edible Crab - in the defence position on seashore, Northumberland National Park, England
USH-3152 Edible Crab - in the defence position on seashore Northumberland National Park, England Cancer pagurus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Knot - Tight flock along tide edge avoiding a predator - October - North Norfolk - UK
CK-4484 Knot - Tight flock along tide edge avoiding a predator October - North Norfolk - UK Calidris canutus Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Grey Heron - Lapwings attacking Heron to drive it away from it's chick. June, Breckland, Norfolk, U. K
CK-4592 Grey Heron - Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) attacking Heron to drive it away from it's chick. June, Breckland, Norfolk, U.K

Tasmanian Devil - showing teeth - snarling in rage at adversary - Tasmania
HB-3263 Tasmanian Devil - showing teeth - snarling in rage at adversary Tasmania, Australia Sarcophilus harrisii Hans & Judy Beste Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Knot - Large flock flying and swirling to avoid predator - September - North Norfolk - UK
CK-4496 Knot - Large flock flying and swirling to avoid predator September - North Norfolk - UK Calidris canutus Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Snail JD 12671 Snail protecting itself by producing sticky fluid © John Daniels / ARDEA LONDON
JD-12671 Snail - protecting itself by producing sticky fluid John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Rufous Hummingbird - male - threatening approaching rival in flight - British Columbia - Canada BI018628
COS-2865 Rufous Hummingbird - male - threatening approaching rival in flight British Columbia - Canada Selasphorus rufus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The predatory snail, known as a volute, (Cymbiola sp) is burying itself in the sand, perhaps to avoid predators
AUS-682 A predatory snail, a volute burying itself in sand, perhaps to avoid predators. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Cymbiola sp

Southern Dumpling Squid, Euprymna tasmanica, a dumpling squid in the process of burying itself to hide from predator
AUS-1501 Western king prawn in the process of burying itself to hide from predator. Port Hughes, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Penaeus latisulcatus John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

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