Defence Collection (page 5)

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

Western King Prawn, Penaeus latisulcatus, A prawn hiding in sand from potential predators, Moonta Bay, South Australia
AUS-1500 Western king prawn hiding in sand from potential predators. Moonta Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Penaeus latisulcatus John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints

Dwarf lionfish - unlike larger relitives this tiny fish lives mainly on crustations
VT-8790 Dwarf lionfish Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Dendrochirus brachypterus Unlike larger relitives this tiny fish lives mainly on crustations

Twinspot Lionfish - two large spots near its tail look like eyes. Very secretive fish that stays mostly out of sight
VT-8791 Twinspot Lionfish Milne Bay. Papua New Guinea. Debdrochirus biocellatus two large spots near its tail look like eyes. Very secretive fish that stays mostly out of sight

Longnose Hawkfish - Camouflaged very well in a soft coral where it is waiting to surprise its prey
VT-8455 Longnose / Long-nose HAWKFISH - camouflaged in a soft coral where it is waiting to surprise its prey. Komodo Island

Righteye Flounder - These fish have amazing camouflage, almost invisible against the sand. Secret Bay, Bali
VT-8454 Righteye FLOUNDER - camouflaged on seabed Secret Bay, Bali. Indonesia These fish have amazing camouflage, almost invisible against the sand. Fm

Oystercatcher - in flight, calling alarm, Island of Texel, Holland
USH-4020 Oystercatcher - in flight, calling alarm Island of Texel, Holland Haematopus ostralegus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Marsh Harrier - causing panic amongst breeding colony of Sandwich Terns (Sterna sandvicensis), Island of Texel, Holland
USH-3991 Marsh Harrier - causing panic amongst breeding colony of Sandwich Terns (Sterna sandvicensis) Island of Texel, Holland Circus aeruginous Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal

7-spot Ladybird - defensive autobleeding
SPH-2559 7-spot Ladybird - defensive autobleeding Coccinella 7-punctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Kingfisher - adult female in defensive posture - Cleveland - UK Manipulated Image: RH wing reconstructed
ROY-547-M Kingfisher - adult female in defensive posture Cleveland - UK Alcedo atthis Digitally manipulated image. Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cape Rain Frog - inflated to avoid predator
PS-6048 Cape Rain Frog - inflated to avoid predator Breviceps gibbosus Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Yellowhead Jawfish- defending its burrow. Reefs in western central Atlantic, Florida, coast of south America
PM-10155 Yellowhead Jawfish - defending its burrow Reefs in western central Atlantic, Florida, coast of south America Opisthognathus aurifrons Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal

Cat - tabby kitten on tree branch in defensive posture - witht tail fluffed up
LA-5833 Cat - tabby kitten on tree branch in defensive posture - with tail fluffed up Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Turbot Fish Underwater - camouflaged by seabed
LA-786 Turbot Fish - Underwater - camouflaged by seabed Psetta maxima Distribution: E North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display

Fitsimon's Burrowing Skink - Tip of the tail after shedding it - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-516 Fitsimon's Burrowing Skink - Tip of the tail after shedding it Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Typlacontias brevipes Shedding of the tail is a strategy to escape predation Karl Terblanche

Peringuey's Adder - Coiled protectively on dune sand - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-463 Peringuey's Adder - Coiled protectively on dune sand Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Namaqua Chameleon-Side profile during threat display-Pink Phase-With inflated body-Dunes-Swakopmund-Namib
KAT-377 Namaqua Chameleon - Side profile during threat display - Pink Phase - With inflated body Dunes - Swakopmund - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Chamaeleo namaquensis Karl Terblanche Please note

Eastern Tiger Snake Nocturnal, coiled defensively Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-252 Eastern Tiger Snake - Nocturnal, coiled defensively Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa Telescopus semiannulatus polysti Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Horned Adder In defensive coil Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-250 Horned Adder - In defensive coil Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa Bitis caudalis Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Barbary Macaque - Pair of adult macaque males holding new born. Borrowed to reduce agressivity between males
JPF-9339 Barbary Macaque / Barbary Ape / Rock Ape adult males & new born borrowed to reduce aggressiveness between males. Morocco Macaca sylvanus Calling this species an ape is misleading

Frilled Lizard - Northern Territory, Australia JPF00730
JPF-14038 Frilled Lizard Northern Territory, Australia Chlamydosaurus kingii Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Frilled Lizard - Defensive display - Kakadu National Park (World Heritage Area)
JPF-13897 Frilled Lizard - Defensive display Kakadu National Park (World Heritage Area) - Northern Territory - Australia Chlamydosaurus kingii Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for

Southern Rock Agama Lizard - camouflage. Endemic South West Namibia
GET-617 Southern Rock AGAMA LIZARD- Camouflage Agama atra-subspecies: Knobeli Agama atra knobeli Endemic- South West Namibia Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Vampire Squid. Going into "pineapple" defence posture. California USA
DOW-289-N Vampire Squid - going into pineapple defense posture California, USA Vampyroteuthis infernalis Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Grey Heron - Lapwing attacking Heron to drive it away from it's chick - June - Breckland - Norfolk - UK
CK-4452 Grey Heron - Lapwing (vanellus vanellus) attacking Heron to drive it away from it's chick June - Breckland - Norfolk - UK Ardea cinerea Chris Knights Please note that prints are for

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Defending nest with eggs -New York-The most common
CAN-3803 Canada Goose - Defending nest with eggs New York - USA Branta canadensis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Green Anole - Defensive posture - Coloration varies from green to mottled green
CAN-3343 Green Anole - Defensive posture - Coloration varies from green to mottled green and brown to all brown Louisiana - USA Anolis carolinensis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for

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

HRD01120
AUS-960 Curl or Myall snake - defensive pose. Macquarie Marshes, New South Wales, Australia Suta suta Greg Harold / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display

Orange anemonefish (Amphiprion sandaracinos) in Mertens sea anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii)
AUS-654 Orange anemonefish in Mertens sea anemone (Stichodactyla mertensi). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand Amphiprion sandaracinos Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

Milk termite - producing milky fluid in defence
AUS-528 Milk termite - producing milky fluid in defence. Australia-wide Coptoterme acinaciformes Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Sandhopper - protecting itself by kicking desert sand over its body, is as red as the sand of its habitat
AUS-472 Sandhopper - protecting itself by kicking desert sand over its body, is as red as the sand of its habitat. Outback Australia Urnisiella rubropunctata Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com

Drummer ants - warning off possible predators by banging their abdomens against their nest and adjacent leaves
AUS-403 Drummer ants - warning off possible predators by banging their abdomens against their nest and adjacent leaves. Tropical Australia Polyrhachis sp

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