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Insects The Antlion Pit: A Doodlebug Anthology 
 A wide range of information about this insect including habitat, distribution, classification, behavior, metamorphosis, reproduction, capturing them, and zoological history. The site also discusses antlions in visual art, folklore, literature, mythology, popular culture, and academia. The Doodlebug Oracle answers randomly generated questions about the insect. Features related Web links. http://www.antlionpit.com/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jan 9, 2008 Bohart Museum of Entomology
Website of a museum devoted to the study of insects, located on the campus of the University California, Davis. In addition to information about the museum, the site contains fact sheets on insects and arachnids, an introduction to collecting insects, keys to insect identification, a glossary, and newsletters of the Bohart Museum Society. Also features activities and insect jokes for children. http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Science Last updated Aug 23, 2006 Bug Bytes
A collection of dozens of insect sound files. Includes sounds of larvae and adult insect feedings, movements of soil invertebrates, insects in plants, wing vibrations, and more. Additionally, features sample files to learn how to distinguish insects sounds from background noise. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/docs.htm?docid=10919 Topics: Agriculture, Biology Last updated Jan 23, 2006 Bugbios
Full of interesting photographs, the Entophiles section contains images and information of the fourteen insect orders found in California, Brazil, Ecuador, and Hawaii. There is a FAQ and tips on insect macrophotography. Cedigest (cultural entomology) discusses the role insects in art, music, film, literature, and more. Class Insecta contains wing patterns of butterflies and moths. There are also annotated links to other insect resources. http://bugbios.com/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Buginfo: Insects as Pets
Brief descriptions of some insects that would be suitable as pets, including field crickets, praying mantids, ant-lions (also known as doodlebugs), caterpillars, and mealworms. From the Department of Systematic Biology of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/buginfo/pets.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Apr 3, 2007 California's Endangered Insects
This site provides distribution and habitat information for California insects formally listed as endangered, a list of insects and other arthropods proposed for endangered listing, and a list of already extinct insects. Contains information on the decline of biodiversity in California, population genetics, and ways individuals can help save endangered species. Includes photographs. From the Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley. http://essig.berkeley.edu/endins/endins.htm Topics: Animals, Biology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Mar 24, 2004 Collecting and Preserving Insects and Mites: Tools and Techniques
Detailed instructions for the collection and preservation of insects. Topics include equipment (such as nets and jars), traps and lures, mounting, labeling, and collection maintenance. From the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=10141 Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Feb 14, 2006 Collecting Insects
Illustrated instructions for creating an insect collection. Discusses where and how to collect live insects, collection equipment (such as jars and nets), killing insects as quickly as possible, preservation methods, pinning and mounting, labeling, and organization. From two University of Nebraska entomology professors. http://entomology.unl.edu/tmh/ent115/labs/collecting.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Feb 14, 2006 Entomology Research Museum, U.C. Riverside
Website of a museum devoted to the study of insects, located on the campus of the University of California, Riverside. In addition to information about the museum, the site contains a FAQ about insects, "graphical descriptions including close-up shots and video clips of [selected] insects and other arthropods," links to insect databases and holdings lists, and more. Also includes newsletters of the Friends of the Entomology Research Museum (FERM). http://entmuseum.ucr.edu Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Science Last updated Aug 28, 2006 Family Scarabaeidae
Site dedicated to the family Scarabaeidae, "a remarkable group of beetles, many of which are the largest insect species on the planet. This site profiles the natural history of 25 of the most spectacular ones from around the world, with details on the life cycles of many." Features a manual for collecting, breeding, and rearing scarab beetles. http://www.naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jul 31, 2005 Insect Mouthparts
A guide utilizing photographs and labeled diagrams to illustrate the functions of chewing, siphoning, piercing, sponging, and combinations. From a University of Ottawa entomology professor. http://salinella.bio.uottawa.ca/BIO3323/InteractiveWeb/DigitalZoology/Mout_Lab.html Topics: Biology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 25, 2003 Insect Pheromones: Mastering Communication to Control Pests
This publication explores research to develop pest control methods based on pheromones, chemicals "secreted by an animal, often an insect, that influence the behavior or development of other members of the same species." Includes images, a timeline of the study of insect pheromones back to 1870, glossary, and links to related research. From Beyond Discovery, a publication series from the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=2702 Topics: Biology, Plants Last updated May 16, 2006 Insectclopedia
A directory of insect information and product sources, including a section where species are covered alphabetically, databases, insect control, research, identification, hobbies, and pests found in crops, forests, gardens, homes, and lawns. http://www.insectclopedia.com/ Topics: Gardening, Home & Housing, Insects & Arachnids, Plants Last updated Oct 16, 2005 Insects, Disease, and History
"This is a site devoted to understanding the impact that insects have had on world history. This site focuses on the influence of insect-borne disease on history" by providing essays on topics such as the role of insects as biological weapons, yellow fever and the Mexican-American War, and insects and the Civil War. Also includes disease and insect profiles, timeline, and glossary. Searchable. Edited by a research entomologist and an entomology professor. http://entomology.montana.edu/historybug/ Topics: Biology, History, Infectious Diseases, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Dec 19, 2006 Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources
A searchable directory of insect-related Internet resources. Listings are topically organized. From a professor at the Iowa State University Department of Entomology. http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
Images of many types of beetles, butterflies, moths, caterpillars, cicadas, leafhoppers, flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, crickets, lice, ticks, and true bugs. There are also images of plants, plant diseases, and plant damage. Images have links to related articles in the online edition of Integrated Crop Management , a research publication of the university's entomology department. http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/ Topics: Biology, Gardening, Insects & Arachnids, Plants Last updated Aug 20, 2002 Keeping Insects as Pets
This short fact sheet on pet insects discusses containers, water and food, maintenance, and examples of insects (crickets and stick and spiny leaf insects) that can be kept as pets. From the Australian Museum. http://www.amonline.net.au/insects/insects/pets.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Feb 14, 2006 Living Jewels: Photographs
A stunning collection of color studio photographs of beetles, by photographer Poul Beckmann. http://living-jewels.com/photo.htm Topics: Animals, Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jul 28, 2004 Making a Bug Collection
Instructions for collecting insects, covering topics such as equipment, where to look for bugs, using relaxing jars, identification and labeling, pinning and spreading, drying, and maintaining the collection. Includes illustrations. Part of an outreach project created by the University of California, Berkeley, College of Natural Resources and the Oakland Unified School District, California. http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/citybugs/studentcorner/MakeABugCollection/MakeABugCollection.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 29, 2009 Pet Bugs
Care tips for captive arthropods such as praying mantids, assassin bugs, millipedes, wolf spiders, scorpions, and Madagascar cockroaches. Includes an article on insects in the classroom. From the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/bugconnection/petbugs/petbugs.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Feb 14, 2006 The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals
This site "provides a guide to the literature published on chemical signals involved in insects' chemical communication. ... Pheromones and semiochemicals are signaling chemicals that organisms can detect in its environment, which may modify its behaviour or its physiology." The citations to articles are searchable, or browsable by insect or chemical compound. Also includes a list of sources and links to related sites. From a research scientist. http://www.pherobase.com Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Apr 21, 2005 Social Behavior of Polistine Wasps
This "project on the social behavior of polistine wasps began as a tool to assist students at Rice University in their final Animal Behavior assignment." It has expanded to be of interest to a wider audience interested in behavioral studies of wasps. The site features images and video clips of wasp behavior, head size, and ovaries. Includes a wasp identification guide and related resources. http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~evolve/Waspweb/wasphome.html Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Feb 1, 2007 Ticks Commonly Encountered in California
Brief profiles and photographs of soft ticks (pajahuello, spinose ear, poultry) and hard ticks (winter, Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountain wood, American dog, and western black legged ticks). Includes background information on tick biology. From the Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/caticks.html Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 11, 2005 The University of Florida Book of Insect Records
Ever wonder which insect flies the fastest, is the least dependent on oxygen, or has the most spectacular mating ritual? Many insect records, and good explanations, are presented on this site from the University of Florida's Department of Entomology & Nematology. http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/ufbir/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Sep 22, 2009 University of Minnesota Insect Collection
Provides resources related to this insect collection, which has "grown from a regional collection of 3,000 specimens to a major national and international resource of almost 3,400,000 specimens." Features project overviews (some with results or more details), collection taxonomy, collection databases relating to the caddis fly (trichoptera), and related Web links. http://www.entomology.umn.edu/museum/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Science, Science Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life
"A printable collection of twenty integrated lessons with science and math activities that use live insects. These lessons are aligned with National Science Education Standards (NSES)." There are lesson plans, "information sheets" with descriptions and facts about the insects, "rearing sheets" with information on collecting and caring for the insects, and entomology resource links. Available in English and Spanish. From the Center for Insect Science Education Outreach, University of Arizona. http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/uli.htm Topics: Biology, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans Last updated Sep 25, 2002 The Wonderful World of Insects
Take a closer look at the most successful life form on the planet. Over 1,000,000 species provide lots of material for this site. There are pictures and information on the 32 orders, as well as extras such as the biggest, the smallest, the most, insects as pets, and much more. From a teacher with an advanced science degree. http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 15, 2005 |
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