Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Photo: Damselfly larvae (Coenagrionidae argia) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Damselfly larvae (Coenagrionidae argia) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: Damselfly larvae (Coenagrionidae argia) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Damselfly larvae (Coenagrionidae argia) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: The hellgrammite (aquatic larval form) of a dobsonfly (Corydalus latreille) at Fish Biodiversity Lab, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

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The hellgrammite (aquatic larval form) of a dobsonfly (Corydalus latreille) at Fish Biodiversity Lab, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

Photo: The hellgrammite (aquatic larval form) of a dobsonfly (Corydalus latreille) at Fish Biodiversity Lab, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

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The hellgrammite (aquatic larval form) of a dobsonfly (Corydalus latreille) at Fish Biodiversity Lab, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

Photo: Unidentified Grub, potentially of the rhino beetle variety, at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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Unidentified Grub, potentially of the rhino beetle variety, at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Photo: Unidentified Grub, potentially of the rhino beetle variety, at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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Unidentified Grub, potentially of the rhino beetle variety, at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Photo: A common green darner larvae (Anax junius) at a pond near Valparaiso, Nebraska.

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A common green darner larvae (Anax junius) at a pond near Valparaiso, Nebraska.

Photo: A common green darner larvae (Anax junius) at a pond near Valparaiso, Nebraska.

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A common green darner larvae (Anax junius) at a pond near Valparaiso, Nebraska.

Photo: Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Mayfly larvae (Cloeon simile) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Mayfly larvae (Cloeon simile) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Mayfly larvae (Cloeon simile) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Mayfly larvae (Cloeon simile) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) tend to their brood (larvae and pupae) at the Urban Entomology Lab at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

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Ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) tend to their brood (larvae and pupae) at the Urban Entomology Lab at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Photo: Ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) tend to their brood (larvae and pupae) at the Urban Entomology Lab at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

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Ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) tend to their brood (larvae and pupae) at the Urban Entomology Lab at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Photo: Bicolored trailing ants (Monomorium floricola) at the Urban Entomology Lab at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

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Bicolored trailing ants (Monomorium floricola) at the Urban Entomology Lab at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

Photo: Larvae of a Tenebrionid beetle at Cedar Point Biological Station.

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Larvae of a Tenebrionid beetle at Cedar Point Biological Station.

Photo: Larvae of a Tenebrionid beetle at Cedar Point Biological Station.

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Larvae of a Tenebrionid beetle at Cedar Point Biological Station.

Photo: Grub or larva of the brown rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes gideon) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Grub or larva of the brown rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes gideon) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Photo: Grub or larva of the brown rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes gideon) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Grub or larva of the brown rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes gideon) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Larva of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Larva of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Larvae of the critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered American burying beetle, (Nicrophorus americanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of the larvae of a darkling beetle or superworm (Zophobas morio) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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The larvae of a darkling beetle or superworm (Zophobas morio) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of the larvae of a darkling beetle or superworm (Zophobas morio) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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The larvae of a darkling beetle or superworm (Zophobas morio) at the St. Louis Zoo.

the larvae of a red-backed darkling beetle or false wireworm (Eleodes suturalis) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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The larvae of a red-backed darkling beetle or false wireworm (Eleodes suturalis) at the St. Louis Zoo.

the larvae of a red-backed darkling beetle or false wireworm (Eleodes suturalis) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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the larvae of a red-backed darkling beetle or false wireworm (Eleodes suturalis) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of the caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa antiopa).

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The caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa antiopa).

Larval (grub) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a 'June bug', Osmoderma subplanata.

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Larval (grub) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a ‘June bug’, Osmoderma subplanata.

Larval (grub) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a 'June bug', Osmoderma subplanata.

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Larval (grub) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a ‘June bug’, Osmoderma subplanata.

Larval (grub) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a 'June bug', Osmoderma subplanata.

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Larval (grub) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a ‘June bug’, Osmoderma subplanata.

Larval (grubs) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a 'June bug', Osmoderma subplanata.

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Larval (grubs) form of a scarab beetle known generally as a ‘June bug’, Osmoderma subplanata.

A larva and a pupa of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A larva and a pupa of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A larva of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A larva of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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