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Earthworms & leeches, parasitic nematodes, bristle worms, velvet worms, bobbit worms! Dr. Anna J. Phillips, Curator of Parasitic Worms and Protozoa at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History took us back into the invertebrate zoology collection to help shed light on these complex and remarkable animals.

More Brain Scoop from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History:
--- Inside the Whale Warehouse!: youtu.be/au4j36pQfVY
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This video is brought to you through a collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Field Museum, in Chicago, IL.

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Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:
Emily Graslie

Producer, Camera, Graphics, Director:
Sheheryar Ahsan

Producer:
Brandon Brungard

Camera:
Katie Cleary

Interview with:
Dr. Anna J. Phillips, Curator of Parasitic Worms and Protozoa

Special thanks:
Jim Wood, Ryan Lavery, Anna Torres

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This episode is filmed on location at the Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
fieldmuseum.org
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/