Worms don't cause ringworm. Rather, this superficial skin infection, also known as tinea, is caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Fungi are microscopic organisms that can live off the dead tissues of your skin, hair, and nails, much like a mushroom can grow on the bark of a tree.
Joel Sartore. Joel Sartore is a photographer, speaker, author, teacher, conservationist, National Geographic Fellow, and a regular contributor to National Geographic Magazine.His hallmarks are a sense of humor and a Midwestern work ethic.oel and his work have been the subjects of several national broadcasts including National Geographicâs Explorer, the NBC Nightly News, NPRâs Weekend Edition and an hour-long PBS documentary, At Close Range. He is also a contributor on the CBS Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood.
Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 â July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories.Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years.oel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1848 to Mary Ann Harris, an Irish immigrant. His father, whose identity remains unknown, abandoned Mary Ann and the infant shortly after his birth. The parents had never married; the boy was named Joel after his mother's attending physician, Dr. Joel Branham.