![Variable kingsnake Lampropeltis Mexicana thayeri](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Variable kingsnake Lampropeltis Mexicana thayeri
Variable kingsnake Lampropeltis Mexicana thayeri extending its head and neck Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).
![Thorny devil Moloch horridus](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Thorny devil Moloch horridus
Thorny devil Moloch horridus showing spines and a surly expression. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)
![Gecko foot anatomy](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Gecko foot anatomy
Gecko foot anatomy showing branched setae under magnification. This microscopic branching is what makes gecko feet so sticky. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Aryee (BBC Books).
![Three stages of successionin a fen landscape](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Three stages of successionin a fen landscape
Three views of fenland with increasignly complex networks of inter dependent species, culminating in a rich landscape with wild flowers, a hobby hunting dragonfly, and heacy with insect life