top view images - Joel Sartore

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A Madagascar green lynx spider (Peucetia lucasi) at the Berlin Zoological Garden in Berlin, Germany.

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A pair of Sri Lankan flower chafer beetles (Clinteria ceylonensis) at the Berlin Zoological Garden in Berlin, Germany.

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A pair of Sri Lankan flower chafer beetles (Clinteria ceylonensis) at the Berlin Zoological Garden in Berlin, Germany.

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A thorned comb star (Astropecten cf polyacanthus) from the Gulf of Oman. Wildlife photographed courtesy of the Crown Prince Office, Government of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

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A thorned comb star (Astropecten cf polyacanthus) from the Gulf of Oman. Wildlife photographed courtesy of the Crown Prince Office, Government of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

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A thorned comb star (Astropecten cf polyacanthus) from the Gulf of Oman. Wildlife photographed courtesy of the Crown Prince Office, Government of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

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A water’s seastar (Aquilonastra watersi) from the Gulf of Oman. Wildlife photographed courtesy of the Crown Prince Office, Government of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

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A water’s seastar (Aquilonastra watersi) from the Gulf of Oman. Wildlife photographed courtesy of the Crown Prince Office, Government of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

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A female scorpion (Compsobuthus maindroni) collected near Wadi Sahm, Fujairah, UAE and photographed at ‘Reptile’s Home’, a private collection in Al Dhait South, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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A group of unidentified saturniid moth caterpillars (Caerodirphia sp.) from the Tapir Valley of Costa Rica.

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A male moss katydid nymph (Championica montana) from the Tapir Valley of Costa Rica.

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A geometer moth (Bryoptera friaria) from the Tapir Valley of Costa Rica.

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A geometer moth (Bryoptera friaria) from the Tapir Valley of Costa Rica.

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A witch moth (Feigeria buteo) from the Tapir Valley of Costa Rica.

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A witch moth (Feigeria buteo) from the Tapir Valley of Costa Rica.

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A mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) at The National Aquarium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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An Indian red sea star (Fromia indica) at The National Aquarium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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An Indian red sea star (Fromia indica) at The National Aquarium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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A Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) at Turtle Island.

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A Brazilian snake-necked turtle (Hydromedusa maximiliani) photographed at Turtle Island, a turtle research and conservation center.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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An arrow-shaped micrathena (Micrathena sagittata) at URKU center.

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An arrow-shaped micrathena (Micrathena sagittata) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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A male Tarapoto pink toe tarantula (Avicularia merianae) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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A male Tarapoto pink toe tarantula (Avicularia merianae) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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An assassin bug (Ricolla quadrispinosa) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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A handsome weevil (Entimus granulatus) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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A red postman (Heliconius erato) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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A red postman (Heliconius erato) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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An Isabella’s longwing (Eueides isabella) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.

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A female conehead katydid (Copiphora gracilis) at Centro Urku in Tarapoto, Peru.

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This is a giant cicada (Quesada gigas) at the Urku Center, Tarapoto, Peru.
The nymphs spend at least four years underground feeding on the roots of trees and bushes, primarily in the Legume family. This cicada is credited with having the loudest call of any insect in the western hemisphere.