Jurgen Freund / Imperial / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on an Eyed / Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Glass frog {Hyalinobatrachium sp} Amazonia, SE Ecuador

Markus Varesvuo / Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) resting on sand, Morocco, March.

Eric Dragesco / Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) standing camouflaged on rocky mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July NB-This female probably has cubs: the fur around the teat...

Solvin Zankl / Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) camouflaged against sand, Namib desert, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Beaufort's Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) camouflaged on coral reef, House Reef at the Jetty, Tufi, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) yellow form on yellow Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) showing asymmetry in front leg length, Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Dave Watts / Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) adult with large chick, Queensland, Australia

Alex Mustard / RF- Denise's Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) on a seafan. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Andy Rouse / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in snow cave, Scotland, UK, December.

Chris Mattison / Webb's madagascar frog (Gephyromantis webbi) camouflaged on lichen, Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar. Endangered species.

Robert Thompson / Scarce umber moth (Agriopis aurantiaria) camouflaged on discoloured oak leaf, Rehaghy Mountain, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK, November

Pete Oxford / Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera speculata) camouflaged on leaf, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, South America.

John Cancalosi / Lantern Fly / Machaca (Fulgora lampetis) displaying eye-spots, used to startle potential predators. Santa Rosa National park tropical dry forest, Costa Rica.

Georgette Douwma / Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) in host anemone. Papua New Guinea.

Alex Hyde / Big eyed / headed gecko {Paroedura pictus} camouflaged on forest floor. Dry deciduous forest, Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar. October 2009.

Alex Mustard / Eyes of Margined sole fish (Brachirus heterolapis) on its camouflaged body. Saonek Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean. Dampier Strait.

David Tipling / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) feeding, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, UK, February.

Pete Oxford / Imperial moth (Eacles sp) camouflaged in leaf litter, Mindo Cloud forest. Ecuador

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) camouflaged on an Oak (Quercus) branch. Wales, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Leaf-mimicking moth (Amblychia sp) camouflaged against dead leaf. Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo.

Mark Carwardine / Jaguar (Panthera onca), one-year cub walking through vegetation, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil. near threatened species

Alex Hyde / Short-horned chameleon (Calumma brevicornis) walking down branch in tropical rainforest, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Eastern Madagascar.

Michel Poinsignon / Little ringed plover {Charadrius dubius} nest with four eggs camouflaged on shingle, Lorraine, France

Pete Cairns / European Lynx (Lynx lynx) adult female peering out from behind tree in winter, birch forest. Bardu, Norway, captive

Dave Bevan / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding at woodland pool, Wales, UK, December

Steven David Miller / Three Tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) perched during the day, Carnarvon, Western Australia

Mary McDonald / Bobcat {Lynx rufus} climing down tree trunk, controlled situation, captive, Montana, USA.

Andy Rouse / Bittern (Botarus stellaris) looking out from reeds, drinking, Wales, UK

Robert Thompson / Angle shades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa) camouflaged on dessicating leaves in garden, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Robert Thompson / Green hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys rubi) resting on green bramble leaf, Montiaghs Moss NNR, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Robert Thompson / Lappet moth (Gastropacha quercifolia ab. daimatina) camouflaged amongst leaf litter, Kent, UK, July

Eric Dragesco / Male Siberian Ibex (Capra ibex) climbing rock face, Altai Mountains, Gobi National Park, Mongolia

Pete Oxford / Moss-mimic katydid (Tettigoniidae) Rewa River, Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana

Orsolya Haarberg / Two Rock ptarmigans (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage sitting in snow, Leirhnjukur, with volcanic crater in the background, Iceland, March

Michael D. Kern / Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) female, captive, occurs in Africa.

Chris Mattison / Leaf insect (Phyllium species) nymph camouflaged in leaves, captive.

Alex Hyde / Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala) camouflaged on a twig. Devon, UK. June.

Chris Mattison / Webb's Madagascar frog (Gephyromantis webbi) camouflaged on bark Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar. Endangered species.

John Cancalosi / Katydid nymph on green leaf, tropical rainforest, Costa Rica

Pascal Kobeh / Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) stalking deer, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India, Winner of the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife at the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the...

Alex Mustard / A Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in red Seafan (Muricella sp.). Pygmy Seahorses are small, most less than 15mm in length. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, October.

David Pattyn / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) youngster sitting on the trunk of a Banyan tree , Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, June

Alex Hyde / Merveille-du-Jour moth (Dichonia aprilina) camouflaged against lichen, Derbyshire, UK, October.

Alex Hyde / Malaysian Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) white colour morph camouflaged on an orchid. Captive. Originating from Malaysia.

Markus Varesvuo / Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) summer plumage, Ivalo, Finland, june 2006

Jabruson / Gaboon Viper {Bitis gabonica} in leaf litter, Epulu Ituri Rainforest Reserve, Congo