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Giving Spiders and Snakes a Second Chance with @biodiversilary

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Entomology enthusiast Lary Reeves (@biodiversilary) is devoted to rebranding a number of creatures. “There are a whole lot of species that are thought of in pop culture as creepy or scary or not worthy of our empathy, but the closer you look at things, the more you understand them,” Lary, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida, says. His startling photography captures organisms like mosquitos, spiders and snakes in a way most people never see.

With other young scientists, Lary co-founded the group Racers that shares stories from their fieldwork. By supporting biodiversity conservation, they hope to combat climate change. “The severity is going to come down to the actions of individuals,” he says. “Hopefully by fostering appreciation, we might, in some small way, impact actions — how much we drive, how we use resources like fossil fuel and electricity. It all contributes.”

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