Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Photo: A variable crayfish (Cambarus cf. latimanus) collected from Williamson Swamp Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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A variable crayfish (Cambarus cf. latimanus) collected from Williamson Swamp Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: A variable crayfish species (Cambarus cf. latimanus) collected from Williamson Swamp Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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A variable crayfish species (Cambarus cf. latimanus) collected from Williamson Swamp Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

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An undescribed crayfish species (Cambarus cf.) collected from Clear Creek, Trenton, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is brand new to science and will be named in the near future.

Photo: A Mane crayfish (Procambarus lophotus) collected in Georgia, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Mane crayfish (Procambarus lophotus) collected in Georgia, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A mane crayfish (Procambarus lophotus) collected in Georgia, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A mane crayfish (Procambarus lophotus) collected in Georgia, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: An Alabama crayfish (Faxonius alabamensis) collected from Indian Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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An Alabama crayfish (Faxonius alabamensis) collected from Indian Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: An Alabama crayfish (Faxonius alabamensis) collected from Indian Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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An Alabama crayfish (Faxonius alabamensis) collected from Indian Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Florence crayfish (Cambarus andersoni) collected from Shoal Creek in David Crockett State Park, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Florence crayfish (Cambarus andersoni) collected from Shoal Creek in David Crockett State Park, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Florence crayfish (Cambarus andersoni) collected from Shoal Creek in David Crockett State Park, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Florence crayfish (Cambarus andersoni) collected from Shoal Creek in David Crockett State Park, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A powerful crayfish (Faxonius validus) collected from Clear Fork of Paint Rock River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A powerful crayfish (Faxonius validus) collected from Clear Fork of Paint Rock River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A powerful crayfish (Faxonius validus) collected from Clear Fork of Paint Rock River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A powerful crayfish (Faxonius validus) collected from Clear Fork of Paint Rock River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A speckled crayfish (Cambarus lentiginosus) collected from Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A speckled crayfish (Cambarus lentiginosus) collected from Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A speckled crayfish (Cambarus lentiginosus) collected from Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A speckled crayfish (Cambarus lentiginosus) collected from Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Sloan’s crayfish (Faxonius sloanii) collected from Tom’s Run, Ohio, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Sloan’s crayfish (Faxonius sloanii) collected from Tom’s Run, Ohio, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Sloan’s crayfish (Faxonius sloanii) collected from Tom’s Run, Ohio by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Sloan’s crayfish (Faxonius sloanii) collected from Tom’s Run, Ohio by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A wonderful crayfish (Faxonius mirus) collected near Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A wonderful crayfish (Faxonius mirus) collected near Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A wonderful crayfish (Faxonius mirus) collected near Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A wonderful crayfish (Faxonius mirus) collected near Flint River, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A critically endangered obey crayfish (Cambarus obeyensis) collected near Monterey, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is only found in the Obey River in Tennessee.

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A critically endangered obey crayfish (Cambarus obeyensis) collected near Monterey, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is only found in the Obey River in Tennessee.

Photo: A critically endangered obey crayfish (Cambarus obeyensis) collected near Monterey, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is only found in the Obey River in Tennessee.

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A critically endangered obey crayfish (Cambarus obeyensis) collected near Monterey, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is only found in the Obey River in Tennessee.

Photo: A bluegrass crayfish (Cambarus batchi) collected near Waco, Kentucky, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A bluegrass crayfish (Cambarus batchi) collected near Waco, Kentucky, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A bluegrass crayfish (Cambarus batchi) collected near Waco, Kentucky, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A bluegrass crayfish (Cambarus batchi) collected near Waco, Kentucky, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Weatherford Creek crayfish (Faxonius sp.) collected in the Weatherford Creek drainage, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Weatherford Creek crayfish (Faxonius sp.) collected in the Weatherford Creek drainage, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Weatherford Creek crayfish (Faxonius sp.) collected in the Weatherford Creek drainage, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Weatherford Creek crayfish (Faxonius sp.) collected in the Weatherford Creek drainage, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A mountain fork crayfish (Cambarus diupalma) collected near New Market, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This species is restricted to one stream in Alabama

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A mountain fork crayfish (Cambarus diupalma) collected near New Market, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This species is restricted to one stream in Alabama

Photo: A Mountain Fork crayfish (Cambarus diupalma) collected near New Market, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Mountain Fork crayfish (Cambarus diupalma) collected near New Market, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Tennessee bottlebrush crayfish (Barbicambarus simmonsi) collected near Factory Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Tennessee bottlebrush crayfish (Barbicambarus simmonsi) collected near Factory Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Tennessee bottlebrush crayfish (Barbicambarus simmonsi) collected in Factory Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Tennessee bottlebrush crayfish (Barbicambarus simmonsi) collected in Factory Creek, Tennessee, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A southern cave crayfish (Orconectes australis) collected near Huntsville, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A southern cave crayfish (Orconectes australis) collected near Huntsville, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A southern cave crayfish (Orconectes australis) collected near Huntsville, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A southern cave crayfish (Orconectes australis) collected near Huntsville, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Chattooga River Crayfish (Cambarus cf. scotti) collected near South Fork Terrapin Creek, Grantley, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Chattooga River Crayfish (Cambarus cf. scotti) collected near South Fork Terrapin Creek, Grantley, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: A Chattooga River Crayfish (Cambarus cf. scotti) collected in South Fork Terrapin Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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A Chattooga River Crayfish (Cambarus cf. scotti) collected in South Fork Terrapin Creek, Grantley, Alabama, by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: Greensaddle crayfish (Cambarus manningi) collected near Cedar Springs, Alabama by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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Greensaddle crayfish (Cambarus manningi) collected near Cedar Springs, Alabama by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

Photo: An upland burrowing crayfish (Cambarus cf. dubius) collected near Slade, Kentucky by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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An upland burrowing crayfish (Cambarus cf. dubius) collected near Slade, Kentucky by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

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