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- Mark Moffett
(1828)

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00962613 Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata) colony with queen ant, workers and pupae, Florida© Mark Moffett

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00751109 Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia gulosa) worker catching Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), eastern Australia© Mark Moffett

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00751072 Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carrying section of dismembered prey back to nest, Barro Colorado Island, Panama© Mark Moffett

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00750980 Flower Mantis (Creobroter sp) nymph blending in with plant stamens, Myanmar© Mark Moffett

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00750977 African Praying Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola) female, Africa© Mark Moffett

Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris) endemic species, extra large bill for cracking large seeds, largest of Darwin's 13 Finches, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - Mark Moffett

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00750687 Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris) endemic species, extra large bill for cracking large seeds, largest of Darwin's 13 Finches, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador© Mark Moffett

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00750672 Volcan Alcedo Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) in Alcedo Volcano, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador© Mark Moffett

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00750385 Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) showing underside of feet© Mark Moffett

Amazon Ant (Polyergus sp) group returning to their home nest at the conclusion of a slave raid, grey slave ant carries one of their pupa, near Lake Tahoe, California - Mark Moffett

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00439789 Amazon Ant (Polyergus sp) group returning to their home nest at the conclusion of a slave raid, grey slave ant carries one of their pupa, near Lake Tahoe, California© Mark Moffett

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00129602 Crab Spider (Thomisidae) on Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) practices cannibalism© Mark Moffett

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00129470 Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) close-up detail of the underside of its foot with natural adhesive properties© Mark Moffett

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00129370 Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) tends pupa, while larvae at right, eats carrot-like growth from host Acacia© Mark Moffett

Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) gathers carrot-like growths from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree for delivery to larva in nest, in return for baby food, ant protects Acacia, Costa Rica - Mark Moffett

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00129366 Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) gathers carrot-like growths from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree for delivery to larva in nest, in return for baby food, ant protects Acacia, Costa Rica© Mark Moffett

Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) gathers carrot-like growths from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia for delivery to larva in nest, in return for baby food Ant protects Acacia, Costa Rica - Mark Moffett

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00129364 Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) gathers carrot-like growths from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia for delivery to larva in nest, in return for baby food Ant protects Acacia, Costa Rica© Mark Moffett

Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) group drink nectar from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree and protect the tree from leaf eating enemies ensuring mutual survival, Costa Rica - Mark Moffett

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00129351 Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) group drink nectar from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree and protect the tree from leaf eating enemies ensuring mutual survival, Costa Rica© Mark Moffett

Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile) group feed on soft nutritious eliasome at the tip of a fynbos shrub and discard the seeds without burying them, jeopardizing the fynbos community, South Africa - Mark Moffett

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00129285 Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile) group feed on soft nutritious eliasome at the tip of a fynbos shrub and discard the seeds without burying them, jeopardizing the fynbos community, South Africa© Mark Moffett

Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia - Mark Moffett

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00129250 Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia© Mark Moffett

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00129249 Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia© Mark Moffett

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00129248 Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group building nest by pulling on leaves and forming chains, Africa© Mark Moffett

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00129228 Harvester Ant (Messor sp) returning to nest with a seed it has collected to husk and store, near Kerman, Iran© Mark Moffett

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00128194 True Weevil (Eupholus sp) pair mating, Hala, Papua New Guinea© Mark Moffett

Herdsman Ant (Dolichoderus cuspidatus) queen surrounded by guards, marches along as the ants shift the site of their nest, Malaysia - Mark Moffett

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00127837 Herdsman Ant (Dolichoderus cuspidatus) queen surrounded by guards, marches along as the ants shift the site of their nest, Malaysia© Mark Moffett

Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together, Malaysia - Mark Moffett

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00127830 Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together, Malaysia© Mark Moffett

Ant (Philidris sp) feeding on the oily orange spores of a host fern The ant lives in the fern's stem, where it drags nutrient rich debris to create compost for the fern, Borneo. - Mark Moffett

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00127741 Ant (Philidris sp) feeding on the oily orange spores of a host fern The ant lives in the fern's stem, where it drags nutrient rich debris to create compost for the fern, Borneo.© Mark Moffett

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00127736 Carpenter Ant (Camponotus schmtzi) on tendril of host Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes bicalcarata), Borneo, Malaysia© Mark Moffett

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00126749 African Scarab Beetle (Circellium bacchus) rolling dung ball, Addo National Park, South Africa© Mark Moffett

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00126089 Darkling Beetle (Onymacris unguicularis) collecting dew on its upturned body, Namib Desert, Namibia© Mark Moffett

African Scarab Beetle (Circellium bacchus) rolls animal dung into balls which are buried and fed upon by its larvae, South Africa - Mark Moffett

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00126084 African Scarab Beetle (Circellium bacchus) rolls animal dung into balls which are buried and fed upon by its larvae, South Africa© Mark Moffett

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00126082 Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) portrait, South Africa© Mark Moffett

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00126072 Longhorn Beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis), French Guiana© Mark Moffett

Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus orbicollis) recycles a dead rat by laying eggs near its body then feeding larvae bits of regurgitated carcass - Mark Moffett

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00125745 Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus orbicollis) recycles a dead rat by laying eggs near its body then feeding larvae bits of regurgitated carcass© Mark Moffett

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00125180 Goat Fly (Phytalmia mouldsi) males clashing antlers while fighting, Queensland, Australia© Mark Moffett

Caribbean Tree Frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) parachuting from tree, this frog holds a cup of air beneath it with its arms as if it were a parachute, leaping to the ground each morning, Puerto Rico - Mark Moffett

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00123394 Caribbean Tree Frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) parachuting from tree, this frog holds a cup of air beneath it with its arms as if it were a parachute, leaping to the ground each morning, Puerto Rico© Mark Moffett

Peruvian Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia urticans) walking on water after being flooded from its nest, Amazonian ecosystem, Peru - Mark Moffett

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00122426 Peruvian Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia urticans) walking on water after being flooded from its nest, Amazonian ecosystem, Peru© Mark Moffett

Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia - Mark Moffett

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00116450 Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia© Mark Moffett

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00116449 Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia© Mark Moffett

Slug Caterpillar (Setora fletcheri) shows warning coloration and spines loaded with toxins that erect when the animal is disturbed, Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam - Mark Moffett

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00116064 Slug Caterpillar (Setora fletcheri) shows warning coloration and spines loaded with toxins that erect when the animal is disturbed, Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam© Mark Moffett

Colubrid Snake (Boiga sp) a flying snake, new species, Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam - Mark Moffett

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Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula (Megaphobema velvetosoma) shedding its skin (cuticle), Ecuador - Mark Moffett

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Peruvian Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia urticans) eating tree frog, Amazon, Peru

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Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) worker carries leaf with its jaws full, workers carrying leaves must rely on a special cast of smaller ants riding on the leaves to defend against Phorid fly (Phoridae... - Mark Moffett

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00111506 Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) worker carries leaf with its jaws full, workers carrying leaves must rely on a special cast of smaller ants riding on the leaves to defend against Phorid fly (Phoridae...© Mark Moffett