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- Images of Insects (Colorado State University)
"The Gillette Entomology Club at Colorado State University offers a large collection of insect slides for sale, including comprehensive lists of insects that are pests for particular commodities." 10-09
- Glossary for Insects (EarthLife.net)
Defines basic words used in entomology, the study of insects. 10-09
- Insects
- Classification of Insects (Bug Club - Pitts)
Provides an online program to help children (and adults) identify the classification and name of insects, based on physical characteristics.
- Appreciation of Insects (Sear)
Provides information on the different orders of insects, along with pictures. Shows how humans and insects interrelate and need each other.
- Insects by Group (Sear)
Provides information and pictures of insects within the 14 orders or groups.
- Insects (Insectlopedia)
Provides sources of information on Antlions, Beetles, Dragonflies, Mites, Termites, Ants, Butterflies, Fleas, Mosquitoes, Ticks, Arachnids, Cicadas, Flies, Moths, Wasps, Bees, Cockroaches, Mayflies, and Praying Mantids. Includes a search engine. 2-01
- 3D Insects (Virginia Tech - Sharov)
Provides 3D and animated images of insects. 6-01
- Insects Worksheets (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of printable worksheets, specializing in a few insects. 8-01
- Insects and Other Uniramia (University of California, Berkeley)
Provides information on insects, by phylogeny. 11-01
- Insects Resources by Type (Iowa State University - VanDyk)
Provides information on insects and pesticides. 11-01
- Household Insects (Clemson University)
Provides pictures and descriptions of common household insects, such as ants, flies, termites, roaches, and silverfish. 11-01
- Insects by Type (Clemson University)
Provides pictures and descriptions of insects by type. 11-01
- Anatomy of Insects (EarthLife.net)
Provides descriptions and drawings of insect body parts. 11-01
- Classification of Insects (EarthLife.net)
Describes insects by taxonomic name and common name. 11-01
- Orders of Insects (EarthLife.net)
Describes each of the 32 orders of insects and provides pictures of insects that are examples of each order. 11-01
- -07-15-08 The Struggle to Identify Insects (Time.com)
"The struggle to identify the critter displays not only the mystery of nature, but also the fickleness of the science of taxonomy. Identifying insect species can be extremely difficult; some scientists estimate we have managed to identify only 10% of the insect world so far." 07-08
- Insects by Name (ExploringNature.org)
Provides resources on insects by name. 01-09
- Insect Resources (Iowa State Entomology)
Provides recommended sources of information for K-12 educators.
- Insect Pictures and Information (VirtualInsectary.com - Stein)
"The Virtual Insectary provides images of some common insects, and includes information on their foods and habitats." 10-09
- Spiders and Such
- Background on Spiders
"This unit will help children appreciate the place spiders have in the world and will lessen the fear of spiders caused by misunderstandings. They will begin activities such as building a spider habitat, constructing a web and reading about spiders to develop the theme. There are more than 30,000 different types of spiders known to scientists! Most of them are very tiny animals that help people by eating insects. The banana spider, the trap-door spider, the purse-web spider, the garden spider, and the grass spider are just a few of the interesting animals we're going to learn about." 08-12
- Centipede (Iowa Insect Information Notes)
Provides information on identifying and controlling house centipedes. Recommends not trying to control the outdoor variety.
- Fleas (Mainland Pest Control)
Provides information on identifying and responding to fleas.
- Mosquitoes (NISE Project - The Why Files)
Provides a wide assortment of facts about mosquitoes and mosquito behavior.11-99
- Arthropods (Thomas)
"By nearly any measure, the most successful animals on the planet are the arthropods. They have conquered land, sea and air, and make up over three-fourths of all currently known living and fossil organisms, or over one million species in all." Arthropods include spiders, insects, and others. 3-00
- Ants, Argentine (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides interesting and detailed descriptions of the ants and their social structures. Includes drawings. 9-05
- Ants, Army (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides interesting and detailed descriptions of the ants and their social structures. Includes drawings. 10-00
- Ants, Red Fire (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides interesting and detailed descriptions of the ants and their social structures. Includes drawings. 10-00
- Ants, Leaf Cutter (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides interesting and detailed descriptions of the ants and their social structures. Includes drawings. 10-00
- Bees, Honey (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of the bees, as well as a drawing. 10-00
- Bees, Killer (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of the bees, as well as a drawing. 10-00
- Beetles, Scarab (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of the beetles, as well as a drawing. 10-00
- Butterflies, Monarch (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of the butterflies, as well as a drawing. butterfly 10-00
- Crickets, Field (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of the crickets, as well as a drawing. 10-00
- Fleas (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of the particular type of fleas believed to be responsible for spreading the "black plague" during the Middle Ages. Includes a picture.
- Praying Mantis (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of mantises, as well as a picture. mantids 10-00
- Mosquitoes (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of mosquitoes that transmit diseases to humans, such as malaria or yellow fever. Includes pictures. 10-00
- Termites, Nose (Insecta-Inspecta.com)
Provides an interesting description of termites. Includes pictures. 10-00
- Termites, African (Insecta-Inspecta.com - Holguin)
Provides an interesting description of termites. Includes pictures. 10-00
- Insect Images (Iowa State Entomology)
Provides pictures of insects, by species.
- Insect Collections (Iowa State Entomology)
Provides recommended sources of insect collections. 1-01
- Tropical Rainforests (Gander Academy - Cornish)
Explains where rainforests are, how they are destroyed or saved, and how to survive in a rainforest. Also discusses plants, animals, people, and insects of the rainforests. 2-01
- By Type of Insect (The Bug Page)
Provides information and images of insects by order or common name. Includes a search engine. 6-01
- Bees Worksheets (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of printable worksheets by theme. 8-01
- Butterflies Worksheets (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of printable worksheets by theme. 8-01
- Ladybugs Worksheets (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of printable worksheets by theme. 8-01
- Insect Projects for the Classroom (University of Kentucky)
Provides classroom activities related to insects. Also called bugs. 11-01
- Bugs as Pets (Bug Club)
Provides information for keeping bugs as pets. 11-01
- Bugs as Pets (EarthLife.net)
Provides information for keeping bugs as pets. 11-01
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