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Spots and Stripes
![Spots and Stripes](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1-Julie-Larsen-0095-Snow-leopard-BZ-09-24-04-813x650.jpg)
Assignment Open From
Jun 12 - Sep 15, 2024
“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature.” – Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Nature is filled with patterns, spots and stripes among them.
Whether to blend in with habitat, attract mates, or as a warning sign, zebras, tigers, giraffes, snow leopards, skunks, chipmunks, clownfish, peafowl, poison frogs, raccoons, loons, butterflies, and bullfrogs are just some of the species that have distinctive spots and stripes.
For this assignment, find and photograph spots and/or stripes in nature (right, snow leopard) and share your shots with us.
Our editorial team will choose the best submissions based on appeal, composition, originality, and technical quality. A group of chosen shots for this assignment will be posted on this page, and one will be featured.
We can consider a maximum of six submissions per contributor.
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
For this assignment, we are offering an incentive. The author of the featured photo chosen by our editorial team will receive a Patagonia Pack 25L , perfect for transporting your gear to the office, the trail, or a weekend at the beach. See the official Contest Rules for more information.
Enter Now71 Days Left!
Selected Entries
![Bryan Kao](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/bryan_kao_eastern_smallfooted_myotis_05_18_22.jpeg.jpg)
Eastern small-footed myotis.
Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Julia Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/IMG_0157.jpg)
Rosy maple moth.
Randolph, New Hampshire, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Julia Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/IMG_0167.jpg)
Luna moth.
Randolph, New Hampshire, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Hongji Jiang](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/hongji_insect_05202022.jpg)
Insect.
Big Brook Park, New Jersey, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Hongji Jiang](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/hongji_jiang_insect_05202022.jpg)
Tiger beetle.
Big Brook Park, New Jersey, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Mickey Humphrey](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/brown_anole_lizard_lounge.jpeg.jpg)
Brown anole lizard.
Florida, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Mickey Humphrey](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/greenhouse_frog_in_a_sea_of_frond.jpeg.jpg)
Greenhouse frog.
Florida, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Rion O'Neal Latimore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/rion_latimore_robin_on_stone_wall_05_24_20212.jpg)
Robin.
Wilton, Connecticut, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Rion O'Neal Latimore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/rion_latimore_bee_on_bleeding_heart_plant_05_24_2021.jpg)
Bee.
Wilton, Connecticut, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Rion O'Neal Latimore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/rion_latimore_chipmunk_on_stone_wall_06_09_2021.jpg)
Chipmunk.
Wilton, Connecticut, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Michelle Bohdanowycz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/b34e82b4a84649dba652caf9611c7496.jpeg.jpg)
Lichens.
Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Michelle Bohdanowycz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/2f3952c34c424072883df564cd5562e2.jpeg.jpg)
Millipede.
BeachLake, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Meredith Zinner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/webmeredithzinner_visitingbee082021.jpg)
Bee.
East Hampton, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Roxanne Bonilla](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/20211019_143641_1.jpg)
Dwarf crocodile.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/mantababy2003.jpg)
Praying mantis.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/mantagirl1.jpg)
Praying mantis.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jumper.jpg)
Jumping spider.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Betty Miserendino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/9113ef2f08534977b20a761e36d24f81.jpeg.jpg)
Deer.
Medford, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Irene Bacchi](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/donttouchme.jpg)
Katydid.
Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Betty Miserendino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/2161d61ee1d04c0cb6f541d2ffba89d3.jpeg.jpg)
Slug.
Medford, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Betty Miserendino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/1d2af7b25a2642ca96a5820731020837.jpeg.jpg)
Praying mantis.
Bayard Arboretum, Long Island, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Gail Rogers](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/dsc_8581_2__copy.jpg)
Tree kangaroo.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Mary Greagan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/greagan_9_2.jpg)
Mushroom.
Lake Placid, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Elaine Shipman](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/f35b107883f14a169abeedf66bffd45c.jpeg.jpg)
Killdeer.
Westtown, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Bill Klipp](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/day_gecko_kona_bill_klipp_june_2010_.jpg)
Day gecko.
Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Bill Klipp](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/bee_cannon_ball_tree_flower_bill_klipp_apr_2021_.jpg)
Bee.
Key West, Florida, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Lynda Zarillo](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/bird_meets_prairie_dog.jpg)
Prairie dog.
West Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatleywolfgoldfinch_male_892020.jpg)
Goldfinch.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatleywolf_nesting_goldfinch42021.jpg)
Goldfinch.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatley_wolf_hummingbird_10819.jpg)
Hummingbird.
Burien, Washington, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jennifer_wheatleywolfchipmunk4522.jpg)
Chipmunk.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/eagle_nest_2.jpg)
Bald eagle.
Neversink, New York, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/hb_9.jpg)
Hummingbird.
Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/little_moose.jpg)
Moose.
Denali National Park, Alaska, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |
![Maureen Moore](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_8119.jpg)
Black bear.
Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | It's the Little Things |