Invertebrates

Insects, Arachnids, and Others.

Resources in this category:

Arachnology
http://www.arachnology.be/pages/Lists.html

Homepage for the Arachnology mailing list. Includes a wealth of information about spiders and their relatives (ticks, scorpions, etc.), including more than 1000 categorized links to arachnological information.

BeeHoo
http://www.beehoo.com/

Browsable subject directory for Websites about bees and beekeeping.

Biological Control: AGiode to Natural Enemies in North America
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/

This guide provides photographs and descriptions of biological control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease and weed pests in North America. It is also a tutorial on the concept and practice of biological control and integrated pest management (IPM). Information is currently available for 100 natural enemies of pest species. On each of these pages you will see photographs, descriptions of the life cycles and habits, and other useful information about each natural enemy.

bugbios: Insects on the Web
http://www.bugbios.com/

This Website features nearly 100 macroscopic full-color photographs of insects, information aobut insects and their ecological role. educational materials, and links to other sites of interest.

Butterflies of North America
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyu...

Descriptions and photographs of butterflies and moths to aid in identification. Has a clickable map of the United States to find butterflies by state and links to other Internet butterfly resources.

The Butterfly WebSite
http://www.butterflywebsite.com/

A bounty of butterfly information, including articles, picture galleries, listings of public butterfly gardens and butterfly societies, links to other Web sites, and an online discussion area.

Entomology for Beginners
http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/begin.htm

"Entomology is the study of insects. This page provides some basic information on insects. First a quick look at the anatomy of adult insects. Then a short story about the metamorphosis of insects."

The Essig Museum of Entomology
http://essig.berkeley.edu/

"The Essig Museum of Entomology is a world-class terrestrial arthropod collection with a historical focus on surveying the insect fauna of California. Today that focus has broadened to include the eastern Pacific Rim and the islands of the Pacific Basin. The museum is part of a consortum of museums on the UC Berkeley campus. Pinned specimens (over 5 million) make up the majority of the holdings, however, large microscope slide and alcohol-preserved collections are maintained, as well as thousands of specimens in envelopes and Riker mounts."

Insect Database
http://ag.udel.edu/enwc/insectdb/collembola.htm

This is a listing of the orders of the class Insecta. Descriptions of each order are displayed, which includes anatomy, economic impact, size of order, etc.

The Micropolitan Museum of Microscopic Art Forms
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/index.html

This site, from the "Institute for the Promotion of the Less Than One Millimeter," collects beautiful images of a variety of microorganisms and insects. Includes images of bacteria, diatoms, rotifers, water fleas, blue-green algae, and more.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/onlinedictinvertzoology/

This site provides a complete dictionary of invertebrate zoology in PDF form. Adobe Reader is required to download the files. You can download and search the entire dictionary or individual letters of the alphabet.

Secrets of the Stomatopod
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/aquarius/index.html

This site details a research expedition from UC-Berkeley which spent 10 days in an underwater habitat in order to study stomatopods, crustaceans which are related to crabs and lobsters. This site details some of their discoveries, as well as giving basic information about stomatopod evolution, behavior, and vision.

University of Florida Book of Insect Records
http://ufbir.ifas.ufl.edu/

This is "a book that names insect champions and documents their achievements. Each chapter deals with a different category of record." For instance, there are chapters on the fastest flier, smallest eggs, and least oxygen dependent. There are currently almost 40 chapters and the book is always growing.