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A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.	A radiant blue and yellow spider in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.	Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Bess beetle in the Passalidae family in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.	The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.	Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Rainforest ant	Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A praying mantis near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	Beetle in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Stick insect on the bathroom floor in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A radiant blue and yellow spider in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.	Rhinocerous beetle	Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A wasp in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A bug's life: insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A harvestman on a tree near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.	A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Moth or butterfly at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Butterfly or moth caught in a spider's web in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Pink translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Termites	Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A yellow beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.	Weevil in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Dead millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Stick insect at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Spider in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Blue-spotted butterfly or moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Tiny spider in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	A caterpillar in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Pink translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Camouflaged moth or butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Tiny spider in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Orange translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Dead banana spider (genus: Phoneutria), highly venemous, died of natural causes in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Beetle resembling Charlie Brown's shirt in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.	Butterfly or moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.	A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.	Crabs (unidentified) inside the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia	A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Ant carrying flower petal in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Weevil in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Leaf cutter ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
A moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.	Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon	Assassin bug in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon

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