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Have you got any exoskeletons in your closet? 

Accounting for a staggering 97 percent of the world’s described species, invertebrates thrive in almost every habitat on earth, from the icy waters of the Antarctic to the depths of the Amazon rainforest.
 
To celebrate the fascinating diversity of insect life, we have scoured ARKive’s collection of over 1,800 invertebrates and selected our favourite creepy crawly photographs to share with you.
 
Why not enter our Invertebrate Photography Competition? Find out more below...

Monarch butterfly
  

One of the most famous butterfly species in the world, the monarch butterfly is best known for its spectacular autumn migration across the United States, in which it can travel up to 3,000 miles to escape the harsh northern winter.
 
Stag beetle
 

Famed for its impressive antler-like mandibles, the male stag beetle might look fearsome but it actually cannot close its mouthparts with any force, and instead uses them to wrestle other males.

Crab spider
 

 

Incredibly, the crab spider has the chameleon-like ability to change colour depending on the flower it lives on. It can spend several days motionless on a flower head, ready to ambush unsuspecting insects.
 

Dor beetle
 

The dor beetle, also known as the dung beetle, plays an important role in returning nutrient rich dung to the soil and maintaining its fertility. Belonging to a sub-family called scarabs, these beetles were regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.

Leaf-cutter ant
 

Leaf-cutter ants live in huge underground nests, within which they cultivate a special ‘fungus garden’. The leaf fragments they collect are made into mulch that is used to grow a fungus which the ants feed on.

Emperor dragonfly
 

The UK’s largest dragonfly, the spectacular emperor dragonfly is powerful but agile in flight and catches most of its prey while flying.

Christmas Island red crab
 

Christmas Island red crabs make a remarkable mass migration from the Island’s dense inland rainforests to the sea, in order to breed and lay eggs. However, the adult crabs are unable to swim and spend the majority of the year in solitary burrows which they dig in the forest floor. 

Common brittlestar
 

The common brittlestar can regenerate arm segments or even entire arms, as they are extremely fragile and prone to breaking off. Dense aggregations of brittlestars may be found offshore, with up to 2,000 individuals recorded per square metre.

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Get involved - invertebrate photography competition
 

ARKive is working with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) to help highlight the plight of the world’s invertebrates. Through our joint invertebrate photography competition, we hope to increase the availability of invertebrate imagery for conservation purposes.
 
Win! The winning entry will receive a two-day ticket to WildPhotos!
 
Other prizes to be won

The best images will be displayed at a special exhibition at ZSL London Zoo in August 2012.

• Photographers whose images are selected will receive a pair of tickets to London Zoo to attend the photographic exhibition.
• The winner and runners up will also receive a copy of ZSL’s report on the status and trends of invertebrates

The competition closes on 20^th July 2012.

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