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The Arachnology Lab, headed by Lorenzo Prendini, Associate Curator (Arachnids and Myriapods), includes permanent specialists, various laboratory assistants, postdoctoral fellows, and PhD students. Every year, the Group accommodates several visiting scientists, undergraduate students, high school students, and volunteers.

Fall 2019

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: George Tsinias, Jairo Moreno, Lorenzo Prendini, Stephanie Loria, Valentin Ehrernthal, Eleanor Goetz, Pio Colmenares, Miryam Trujillo, Ricardo Botero-Trujillo.
Fall 2019 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: George Tsinias, Jairo Moreno, Lorenzo Prendini, Stephanie Loria, Valentin Ehrernthal, Eleanor Goetz, Pio Colmenares, Miryam Trujillo, Ricardo Botero-Trujillo.

July 2019

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Elena Babicz, Andria Santos da Silva, Stephanie Loria, Pio Colmenares, Colby Sain, Lorenzo Prendini, Jairo Andres Moreno, Ricardo Botero-Trujillo.
July 2019 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Elena Babicz, Andria Santos da Silva, Stephanie Loria, Pio Colmenares, Colby Sain, Lorenzo Prendini, Jairo Andres Moreno, Ricardo Botero-Trujillo.

August 2018

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Stephanie Loria, Max Roppo, Lorenzo Prendini, Diogo Casellato, Lou Sorkin, Pio Colmenares, Deborah Chin, Victoria Long, Jayson Slovak.
August 2018 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Stephanie Loria, Max Roppo, Lorenzo Prendini, Diogo Casellato, Lou Sorkin, Pio Colmenares, Deborah Chin, Victoria Long, Jayson Slovak.

September 2017

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Pio Colmenares, Ivan Magalhães, Lorenzo Prendini, Tebogo Lebwada, Lou Sorkin, Gerardo Contreras, Rodrigo Monjaraz-Ruedas.
September 2017 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Pio Colmenares, Ivan Magalhães, Lorenzo Prendini, Tebogo Lebwada, Lou Sorkin, Gerardo Contreras, Rodrigo Monjaraz-Ruedas.

August 2017

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Stephanie Loria, Lorenzo Prendini, Pio Colmenares, Jayson Slovak, Deborah Chin.
August 2017 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Stephanie Loria, Lorenzo Prendini, Pio Colmenares, Jayson Slovak, Deborah Chin.

August 2015

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Lorenzo Prendini, Gustavo Miranda, Debbie Alwill, Diogo Casellato (back), Stephanie Loria, Bastian-Jesper Klüßmann-Fricke (back), Michelle Locke, Chelsea Silva, Billy Conlan.
August 2015 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Lorenzo Prendini, Gustavo Miranda, Debbie Alwill, Diogo Casellato (back), Stephanie Loria, Bastian-Jesper Klüßmann-Fricke (back), Michelle Locke, Chelsea Silva, Billy Conlan.

January 2015

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Michelle Locke, Lorenzo Prendini, Stephanie Loria.
January 2015 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Michelle Locke, Lorenzo Prendini, Stephanie Loria.

August 2013

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Pam Horsely, Stephanie Loria, Lorenzo Prendini, Massimiliano Roppo, Muhammad Tahir.
August 2013 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Pam Horsely, Stephanie Loria, Lorenzo Prendini, Massimiliano Roppo, Muhammad Tahir.

August 2011

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: Stephanie Loria, Adam Getzler, Ofelia Delgado, Edmundo Gonzalez, Carlos Santibanez, Lorenzo Prendini, Randy Mercurio.
August 2011 Arachnology Lab at AMNH. Left to Right: Stephanie Loria, Adam Getzler, Ofelia Delgado, Edmundo Gonzalez, Carlos Santibanez, Lorenzo Prendini, Randy Mercurio.

2006

Arachnology Lab at AMNH
Left to Right: (Back Row) Jeremy Huff, Erich Volschenk, Lionel Monod, Edmundo Gonzalez, (Front Row) Randy Mercurio, Camilo Mattoni, Lauren Esposito, Monica Mosier, Ofelia Delgado, Valerio Vignoli, Lorenzo Prendini.
2006 Arachnology Lab at AMNH Left to Right: (Back Row) Jeremy Huff, Erich Volschenk, Lionel Monod, Edmundo Gonzalez, (Front Row) Randy Mercurio, Camilo Mattoni, Lauren Esposito, Monica Mosier, Ofelia Delgado, Valerio Vignoli, Lorenzo Prendini.

2007

Scorpion Biologists ICA
Left to Right: (Back Row) Carsten Kamenz, Mingsheng Zhu, Edmundo Gonzalez, Roger Farley, Erich Volschenk, Lauren Esposito, Camilo Mattoni, (Front Row) Jason Dunlop, Jeremy Huff, Warren Savary, Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha, Oscar Francke, Lorenzo Prendini.
2007 Scorpion Biologists ICA Left to Right: (Back Row) Carsten Kamenz, Mingsheng Zhu, Edmundo Gonzalez, Roger Farley, Erich Volschenk, Lauren Esposito, Camilo Mattoni, (Front Row) Jason Dunlop, Jeremy Huff, Warren Savary, Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha, Oscar Francke, Lorenzo Prendini.

October 2007

BSI Solifugae Meeting at DMNS
Left to Right: Kristie Reddick (TAMU), Bob Wharton (TAMU), Warren Savary (CAS), Aaron Spriggs (DMNS), Tharina Bird (NMNW/CSU), Paula Cushing (DMNS), Lorenzo Prendini (AMNH), Sasha Gromov (IZAK), Jack Brookhart (DMNS).
October 2007 BSI Solifugae Meeting at DMNS. Left to Right: Kristie Reddick (TAMU), Bob Wharton (TAMU), Warren Savary (CAS), Aaron Spriggs (DMNS), Tharina Bird (NMNW/CSU), Paula Cushing (DMNS), Lorenzo Prendini (AMNH), Sasha Gromov (IZAK), Jack Brookhart (DMNS).

December 2008

AToL Morphology Scoring Party at Smithsonian USNM
Left to Right: Petra Sierwald (FMNH), Jonathan Coddington (USNM), Lorenzo Prendini (AMNH), Gustavo Hormiga (GWU), Charles Griswold (CAS).
December 2008 AToL Morphology Scoring Party at Smithsonian USNM. Left to Right: Petra Sierwald (FMNH), Jonathan Coddington (USNM), Lorenzo Prendini (AMNH), Gustavo Hormiga (GWU), Charles Griswold (CAS).