Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: invertebrate

Photo: A Mexican fire leg tarantula (Brachypelma boehlmi) along with the sheddings of other tarantulas at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A Mexican fire leg tarantula (Brachypelma boehlmi) along with the sheddings of other tarantulas at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A peach earth tiger tarantula (Phormingochilus sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A peach earth tiger tarantula (Phormingochilus sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A peach earth tiger tarantula (Phormingochilus sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A peach earth tiger tarantula (Phormingochilus sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A tarantula wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A tarantula wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A tarantula wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A tarantula wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A centipede (Alipes sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A centipede (Alipes sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A centipede (Alipes sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A centipede (Alipes sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A black hairy thick-tailed scoripion (Parabuthus villosus) surrounded by exoskeletons.

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A black hairy thick-tailed scoripion (Parabuthus villosus) surrounded by exoskeletons. Photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A Mexican fire leg (Brachypelma boehlmi) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A Mexican fire leg (Brachypelma boehlmi) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Shown on the left are the old exoskeleton sheddings of this particular Mexican fire leg.

Photo: A female Indian red death scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A female Indian red death scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A male Florida vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A male Florida vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A male Florida vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A male Florida vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A pair of brown garden snails (Helix aspersa) named Pooka, at Zoo Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho, USA.

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A pair of brown garden snails (Helix aspersa) named Pooka, at Zoo Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho, USA.

Photo: An urchin worm (Podarke guanica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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An urchin worm (Podarke guanica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: An urchin worm (Podarke guanica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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An urchin worm (Podarke guanica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A chicken liver sponge (Chondrilla nucula) on a scrap piece of rope, photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A chicken liver sponge (Chondrilla nucula) on a scrap piece of rope, photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab
and Aquarium.

Photo: A chicken liver sponge (Chondrilla nucula) on a scrap piece of rope, photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A chicken liver sponge (Chondrilla nucula) on a scrap piece of rope, photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab
and Aquarium.

Photo: A wool bryozoan (Amathia convoluta) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A wool bryozoan (Amathia convoluta) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A wool bryozoan (Amathia convoluta) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A wool bryozoan (Amathia convoluta) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab
and Aquarium.

Photo: A couple of gray sand stars photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A couple of gray sand stars photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

There are two color morphs. (Ludia lawrencei) is the larger, solid colored starfish on the left. (Luidia clatherata) is the smaller starfish with lines.

Photo: A couple of gray sand stars photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A couple of gray sand stars photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

There are two color morphs. (Ludia lawrencei) is the larger, solid colored starfish on the left. (Luidia clatherata) is the smaller starfish with lines.

Photo: An onion anemone (Paranthus rapiformis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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An onion anemone (Paranthus rapiformis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: An onion anemone (Paranthus rapiformis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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An onion anemone (Paranthus rapiformis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A sea whip barnacle (Balanus conopea galeatus) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A sea whip barnacle (Balanus conopea galeatus) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A red tunicate (Polyandrocarpa maxima) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A red tunicate (Polyandrocarpa maxima) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A red tunicate (Polyandrocarpa maxima) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A red tunicate (Polyandrocarpa maxima) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A nudibranch (Aeolid sp.) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A nudibranch (Aeolid sp.) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A nudibranch (Aeolid sp.) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A nudibranch (Aeolid sp.) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A nudibranch (Dondice occidentalis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A nudibranch (Dondice occidentalis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A nudibranch (Dondice occidentalis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A nudibranch (Dondice occidentalis) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: An unidentified anemone photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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An unidentified anemone photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: An unidentified anemone photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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An unidentified anemone photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A sausage worm (Lissomyema mellita) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A sausage worm (Lissomyema mellita) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A sausage worm (Lissomyema mellita) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A sausage worm (Lissomyema mellita) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: Six Panacea fiddler crab (Uca panacea) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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Six Panacea fiddler crab (Uca panacea) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Photo: A group of Panacea fiddler crabs (Uca panacea) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A group of Panacea fiddler crabs (Uca panacea) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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