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Nature and Wildlife Field Guides:Insects and Spiders

Find detailed species descriptions and photographs in these on-line field guides. Very helpful for animal reports!
URL: http://enature.com/guides/select_Insects_and_Spiders.asp

The Wonderful World of Insects

The person who wrote this webpage is creating an on-line encycolpedia of life, called the Earthlife Web You might have to follow a few links to find what you need, but this site has a LOT of good information on all types of insects.
URL: http://earthlife.net/insects/

The Bug Club

For those "who find insects and other creepy crawlies interesting and even fascinating." You can get info on Bug Pets, look at their recommended books and links, or identify the order an unknown insect belongs to by using Bug ID, a bug identification guide. Click on the items that describe your unknown insect and just keep clicking choices until you've identified your bug.
URL: http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/

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Most Wanted Bugs

Study the wanted posters and check out the rap sheets for the 12 Most Wanted bugs. See close up images and try zooming in on a black ant, fruit fly, or mosquito.
URL: http://education.denniskunkel.com/MostWantedBugs.php

University of Kentucky Entomology: For Kids and Teachers

Sites developed for kids and teachers by the Department of Entomology at the University of Kentucky. Katerpillars (& Mystery Bugs) is for elementary kids and educators, but there are also pages for older students. Facts and activities about bugs and even bug-themed snack recipes.
URL: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth.htm

The Spider Web @ The Franklin Institute

Basic information on spiders and links to other spider sites. From the Franklin Institute Science Museum.
URL: http://www.fi.edu/qa99/spotlight5/spotlight5.html

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Teachers may find the following sites helpful:

Insect Theme

From the K-3 Themes page at Enchanted Learning. Everything from informational printouts for different insects to crafts and rhymes. There is a similar page for spiders theme.
URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/insects.shtml

Spider resources for teachers

Teacher resources on spiders, from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. Includes background information, lesson plans, and links to other spider resources on the Internet.
URL: http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/spiders/welcome.html

Mrs. Bernardini's & Ms. Cogbill's WEBSITES ABOUT INSECTS
General Introduction and Activities

USDA Agricultural Research Service

Check out 4 ways people or other “enemies” can stop pests from eating crops. Read “What’s Bugging Scientists?” and listen to insect sounds there. Try “Not All Bugs Are Bad”, “Got Insect Troubles? Call on a Spider” and “That Plant’s Toast (When Insects Attack, Some Plants Fight Back)”.
URL: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/insects/insectintro.htm

Yukon Butterflies

This is a site started by 3rd graders! Look at the life cycle of their Yukon butterfly, complete with movies and coloring books. Can you find out how the adult hears and tastes? There are several very good games, and lots of butterfly links under “Resources”.
URL: http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/jackhulland/projects/butterflies/

Fireflies in Houston

Check out the question: why are fireflies disappearing in Houston, Texas? But even more interesting, there are many firefly links that you can see just by looking at this author’s collection of links.
URL: http://www.burger.com/firefly.htm

Iowa Insect Information Notes

Insect pests from the point of view of Iowa agriculture… You can get descriptions of quite a few insects in this way.
URL: http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/

The Virtual Insectary

Virtual Insectary – excellent stills, interesting angles.
URL: http://www.virtualinsectary.com/

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL INSECTS

Google Directory: Entomology

Are you interested in finding out lots of website links to a particular insect? Just go to this site for an incredible start. There are links to pictures, to scientific articles, and to many, many items of interest.
URL: http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Biology/Zoology/Arthropoda/Entomology/

Antboy's Bugworld

Information on ants, bees, butterflies, and roaches mainly.
URL: http://www.heatersworld.com/bugworld/

Insects on the Web

“Bug Bios” of all sorts
URL: http://www.insects.org/

Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources

Iowa State’s directory and search engine of Internet resources on insects
URL: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/

Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University: Links

Information on ants, bees and wasps, butterflies and moths, dragon and damselflies
URL: http://entowww.tamu.edu/entoweb/

Hotlist: Insects

Wealth of sites divided into Insect Species, Insects and Humans, Background Information and Facts, Images (photos and drawings)
URL: http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/insects.html

Entomology at Colorado State University

You name it; they have it! There are many links to pictures of particular insects, and movies.
URL: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/

Coleoptera: Home Page

Site dedicated to beetles
URL: http://www.coleoptera.org/

URL: http://www.wssu.org/nes%20library%20page/insect.html

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