Keyword: unique
Photo
INS026-00011
A long-armed scarab beetle (Euchirus dupontianus)
at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.
Photo
INS026-00010
A long-armed scarab beetle (Euchirus dupontianus)
at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.
Photo
INS013-00073
A trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus haematodus) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute. In the jungle, people use this species to suture wounds using it’s huge front jaws.
Photo
INS013-00072
A trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus haematodus) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute. In the jungle, people use this species to suture wounds using it’s huge front jaws.
Photo
INV006-00128
A porcupine crab (Paralomis hystrix) at SeaWorld San Diego.
Photo
INV006-00127
A porcupine crab (Paralomis hystrix) at SeaWorld San Diego.
Photo
INS011-00144
A Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus fuscus) at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Photo
INS011-00143
A Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus fuscus) at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Photo
INS010-00122
An African moon moth (Argema mimosae) at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Photo
INS010-00121
An atlas moth (Attacus atlas) at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Photo
INS010-00120
An atlas moth (Attacus atlas) at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Photo
ANI041-00287
A big blue octopus or day octopus (Octopus cyanea) at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Photo
ANI041-00286
A big blue octopus or day octopus (Octopus cyanea) at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Photo
FIS038-00011
An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) at the Oklahoma Aquarium.
Photo
FIS038-00010
An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) at the Oklahoma Aquarium.
Photo
FIS038-00009
An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) at the Oklahoma Aquarium.
Photo
FIS038-00008
An electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) at the Oklahoma Aquarium.
Photo
ANI041-00284
A European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.
Photo
ANI041-00283
A European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.
Photo
FIS039-00179
An elephant nose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.
Photo
FIS039-00178
An elephant nose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.
Photo
FIS039-00177
An elephant nose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center in Medicine Park, OK.
Photo
INS014-00462
A unidentified northern caddisfly (Limnephilus sp.) in a protective case it made out of leaves to hide itself in a stream, collected by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.
This insect was collected from Davis, West Virginia.
Photo
INS014-00461
A unidentified northern caddisfly (Limnephilus sp.) in a protective case it made out of leaves to hide itself in a stream, collected by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.
This insect was collected from Davis, West Virginia.
Photo
INV004-00077
An endangered interrupted rocksnail (Leptoxis foreman) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.
This species was once considered to be extinct and was rediscovered in 1998.
Photo
INV004-00075
An endangered interrupted rocksnail (Leptoxis foreman) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.
This species was once considered to be extinct and was rediscovered in 1998.
Photo
FIS013-00086
Rainbow shiners (Notropis chrosomus) in spawning colors, from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.
This species has translucent color from pink to golden with a silver-black stripe along its flanks. The base of its fins are of a reddish color. Adult males change their color during the mating period. Their ventral fins become blue, their head turns purple and their nose turns red.
Photo
FIS013-00085
Rainbow shiners (Notropis chrosomus) in spawning colors, from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.
This species has translucent color from pink to golden with a silver-black stripe along its flanks. The base of its fins are of a reddish color. Adult males change their color during the mating period. Their ventral fins become blue, their head turns purple and their nose turns red.
Photo
FIS013-00084
Rainbow shiners (Notropis chrosomus) in spawning colors, from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.
This species has translucent color from pink to golden with a silver-black stripe along its flanks. The base of its fins are of a reddish color. Adult males change their color during the mating period. Their ventral fins become blue, their head turns purple and their nose turns red.
Photo
FIS017-00168
A glass catfish (Kryptopterus minor) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.
This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Photo
FIS017-00167
A glass catfish (Kryptopterus minor) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.
This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Photo
FIS017-00166
A glass catfish (Kryptopterus minor) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.
This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Photo
INS006-00432
An oreo spider (Cyclocosmia latusicosta) from a private collection. The members of this genus are living fossils. Its abdomen ends with a strong disc of reinforced ribs and grooves, it uses this hardened disc to defend its burrow from intruders.
Photo
INS006-00428
An oreo spider (Cyclocosmia latusicosta) from a private collection. The members of this genus are living fossils. Its abdomen ends with a strong disc of reinforced ribs and grooves, it uses this hardened disc to defend its burrow from intruders.
Photo
INV003-00260
A female Sangihe black (Lampropelma nigerrimum) from a private collection.
Photo
INS011-00131
A female Mormon cricket (Anabrus simplex) at the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research site, near Nederland, CO. This research site is funded by the National Science Foundation. The female has the long ovipositor coming out the back of her.
