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Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Periodical Cicada Page 
 Provides a profile of the "flying, plant-sucking insects" also known as 13-year locusts and 17-year locusts. Discusses behavior, distribution in the United States, and potential damage to trees and shrubs. (They are not harmful to humans.) Includes many images of the cicada and audio of cicada "songs." From the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/michigan_cicadas/Periodical/Index.html Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated May 4, 2004 Marmota Monax (Woodchuck)
Fact sheet on this mammal, which is also known as the groundhog. Includes a description of the woodchuck, behavior patterns, food habits, and related material. Discusses woodchucks as a source of entertainment (jokes, Groundhog Day, movies). Part of the Animal Diversity Web from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Marmota_monax.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Mammals, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 11, 2005 University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Website for this museum that "serves as the nucleus for the study of animal diversity at the University of Michigan, focusing on the evolutionary origins of the planet's animal species, the genetic information they contain and the ecosystems they form." Its site features publications (some dating back to the early 1900s), links to databases, and related material for birds, fishes, insects, mammals, mollusks, and reptiles and amphibians. http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/ Topics: Biology Last updated Jun 10, 2009 |
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