Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: worm

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 encrusting sand tube worm (Sabellaria sp.) on the shell of a North America or common oyster (Crassostrea virginica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A encrusting sand tube worm (Sabellaria sp.) on the shell of a North America or common oyster (Crassostrea virginica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Also attached are ivory barnacles (Balanus eburneus).

Photo: A encrusting sand tube worm (Sabellaria sp.) on the shell of a North America or common oyster (Crassostrea virginica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A encrusting sand tube worm (Sabellaria sp.) on the shell of a North America or common oyster (Crassostrea virginica) photographed at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Also attached are ivory barnacles (Balanus eburneus).

Photo: An acorn worm (Saccoglossus kowalevskii) at Pure Aquariums in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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An acorn worm (Saccoglossus kowalevskii) at Pure Aquariums in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A plumed worm (Diopara cuprea) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A plumed worm (Diopara cuprea) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

This creature builds elaborate casings covered in algae and bits of marine debris to serve as camouflage.

Photo: An unidentified aquatic worm (Oligochaete sp.) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, Virginia.

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An unidentified aquatic worm (Oligochaete sp.) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, Virginia.

Photo: A ivory tusk shell (Graptacme eborea) with unidentified polychaete worm at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

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A ivory tusk shell (Graptacme eborea) with unidentified polychaete worm at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

Photo: Wild nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) caught in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Wild nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) caught in Lincoln, Nebraska. These are considered an invasive species in the United States.

Photo: An unidentified earthworm from the grounds of the Avilon Zoo.

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An unidentified earthworm from the grounds of the Avilon Zoo.

Photo: An unidentified earthworm from the grounds of the Avilon Zoo.

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An unidentified earthworm from the grounds of the Avilon Zoo.

A species of bobbit worm (Eunice sp.) from Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories.

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A species of bobbit worm (Eunice sp.) from Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories.

A species of bobbit worm (Eunice sp.) from Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories.

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A species of bobbit worm (Eunice sp.) from Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories.

Picture of an earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) at Jurong Bird Park, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

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An earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) at Jurong Bird Park, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

Picture of an earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) at Jurong Bird Park, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

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An earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) at Jurong Bird Park, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

An land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica agilis) at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

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An land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica agilis) at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

Picture of a worm (Lumbricus terrestris) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

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A worm (Lumbricus terrestris) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Picture of a worm (Lumbricus terrestris) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

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A worm (Lumbricus terrestris) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Picture of peanut worms (Themiste alutacea) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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Peanut worms (Themiste alutacea) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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A parchment worm (Chaetopterus variopedatus) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Picture of a parchment worm (Chaetopterus variopedatus) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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A parchment worm (Chaetopterus variopedatus) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Picture of acorn worms (Saccoglossus kowalevskii) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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Acorn worms (Saccoglossus kowalevskii) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Picture of a feather duster worm (Sabella melanostigma) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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A feather duster worm (Sabella melanostigma) at Pure Aquariums from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Picture of ragworms (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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Ragworms (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Picture of a ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Picture of a ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Picture of a ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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A ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pupae at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pupae at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) caterpillar at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) caterpillar at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pupae at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pupae at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pupae at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pupae at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A short-nosed echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus) at the Melbourne Zoo.

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A short-nosed echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus) at the Melbourne Zoo.

Photo: A woman holds a giant earthworm in the cloud forest reserve of Reserva Las Gralarias, near Mindo, Ecuador.

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A woman holds a giant earthworm in the cloud forest reserve of Reserva Las Gralarias, near Mindo, Ecuador.

Photo: A woman holds a giant earthworm in the cloud forest reserve of Reserva Las Gralarias, near Mindo, Ecuador.

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A woman holds a giant earthworm in the cloud forest reserve of Reserva Las Gralarias, near Mindo, Ecuador.

Photo: Joel Sartore holds a giant earthworm in the cloud forest reserve of Reserva Las Gralarias, near Mindo, Ecuador.

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Joel Sartore holds a giant earthworm in the cloud forest reserve of Reserva Las Gralarias, near Mindo, Ecuador.

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