Dead leaf or almost by Guilhem Duvot. Taken in Nován Stráž, Slovakia. Describe what is pictured? A dead leaf grasshopper. How does this image fit with the theme of the competition? The perfect camouflage – nature is amazing. I saw the grasshopper only because it jumped. (Photo by Guilhem Duvot/Royal Society of Biology)
Two students in Birmingham, United Kingdom dressed as policewomen enjoy a takeaway on October 31, 2018. Halloween party-goers enjoyed one hell of a night for the annual fright-fest. (Photo by Caters News Agency)
A sparrow feeds its nestlings inside a hole in a building while waiting for food in Lalitpur, Nepal on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Photo by Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A person dressed as Santa Claus jumps into the sea during the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona, Spain on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Bruna Casas/Reuters)
Czechia's Karolina Muchova plays a shot between her legs to Italy's Jasmine Paolini during their quarterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, January 3, 2025. (Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)
Tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella) receives a special red envelope containing delicious food to celebrate Chinese New Year at the Chongqing Zoo on January 28, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Wang Chengjie/VCG via Getty Images)
Kenya's Reynold Cheruiyot (centre L) and Britain's athlete Jake Wightman fall after crossing the finish line in the men's 1500m final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 17, 2025. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP Photo)