Lion, Panthera leo, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana, Africa

Bengal tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

A shortfin lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) lays on the seafloor waiting for prey to swim near in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A stargazer hides under the sand waiting to ambush its prey, Anilao, Philippines.

A toadfish patiently waits inside a pipe cavity ready to prey on any fish passing by. A Toadfish is an ambush predator at 95 feet deep in Gulf waters at the Dupont Span One artificial reef about 12 miles off the coast of Panama City Beach, Florida.

A packof three cheetahs using an old termite mound to watch for approaching prey in Moremi National Park, Botswana

A cheetah using an old termite mound to watch for approaching prey in Moremi National Park, Botswana, Africa

Cheetah using an old termite mound to watch for approaching prey in Moremi National Park, Botswana, Africa

A cheetah sitting watching for approaching prey in Moremi National Park, Botswana

A spider spinning a dew- covered web

Whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) hiding in sand waiting for prey to pass by. Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) waiting for water buffalo, trapped in mud wallow, to die so it can eat it.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) with a mouse in its beak, feeding its waiting offspring in a barn