Jeremy Huff was born in Toronto, Canada. He grew up in Picton, Ontario, where he worked with his father, Thomas Huff, at The Reptile Breeding Foundation and later at a public exhibit of live reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates called The Exotarium. Huff’s main research interest is the systematics of whip scorpions (Thelyphonida). He volunteered in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology assisting with the upkeep of the Arachnid and Myriapod Collections from 2003–2007. He also worked part-time at the AMNH for Dr. Kimberly Russell photographing spiders for her project, SPIDA. Huff has extensive field experience collecting arachnids in Belize, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa and the southwestern U.S.A. Huff joined the staff of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology in 2007 and has undertaken ten field trips to date for the AMNH, collected several thousand specimens, and discovered several new species.

 

Collection Responsibility: Arachnida (non-spider) & Myriapoda