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Websites For Learning All About Insect, Insects

1. AntBoy's Bugworld - Brief descriptions of different times of insects, along with links to related sites.
2. Assassin Bug - View color photographs and learn facts about the diet, habitat, and enemies of this insect.
3. Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America - Text and photographs describing the biological control agents of insect, weed, and pathogen pests.
4. Bug Bios - The fascinating stories of insects and the roles they play in our lives. Includes photos, lesson ideas, and links to other sites.
5. Bug Identification - A dichotomous key for identifying unknown bugs.
6. The Creepy Crawly Zoo - Traveling "live" insect exhibit. Offers school visits, bug listings, and links.
7. 3-D Insects - Virtual reality illustrations of various insects and arachnids.
8. Deadly Insects: Killer Bees and Termites Wreak Havoc - Article reveals the tremendous damage insects can do.
9. Earwig - Lists where they can be found, what they eat, and what they look like.
10. Infography - Insect Behavior - List of sources recommended for the study of insect behavior.
11. Insect Safari - Name that bug, bug identification, printable insect pictures, and teacher lessons.
12. Insectclopedia - An encyclopedia of Internet insect resources.
13. Insectmania - Celebrate the unique qualities of the insect world through the artwork and written expressions of children. Insect humor, facts, and related sites are also featured.
14. Katydid - Offers information about the habitat, diet, and enemies of these alien looking insects.
15. Kendall Bioresearch Services - Guide to the classification and identification of insects and other arthropods, with biological notes and examples for all major groups. Information on control of rural and domestic insect pests.
16. Lantern Bug - Provides information about the diet, enemies, and habitat of this mysterious insect.
17. Mosquito - Contains information about the diet, habitat, enemies, and life span of this blood-sucking insect.
18. Nature: Alien Empire - Video clips and Flash animations give a first-hand look into the weird world of insects. From PBS.
19. NOVA Online: Creepy Crawlies - Explores the kinds of bugs that live in your home and even on your body. From PBS.
20. Pherobase - Extensive database on insect pheromones and semiochemicals.
21. Public Health Entomology - Public Health Entomology Research and Education Center conducts research on mosquito control. The site has downloadable "Entguides" on a number of insect species.
22. Social Insects Web - Devoted to assembling databases about social insects, organizing research and standardizing research methods, and providing information and news updates.
23. Soybean Insect Research Information Center - A database of the world's literature on soybean arthropods.
24. Systematic Entomology - Guide to online insect systematic resources from North Carolina State University.
25. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture - Provides research products, information, and services on a wide variety insects of importance to U.S. Agriculture.
26. University of Alberta Entomology Collection - Searchable database of the E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum, with photographs of many specimens.
27. University of Kentucky Entomology for Kids - It's a natural reaction to be frightened of some insects, but some large bugs are not harmful at all. This site teaches kids to distinguish between harmless bugs and their not-so-harmless relatives.
28. Wonderful World of Insects - A kid-friendly site with an abundance of information about insects and related organisms.
29. Y.E.S. Minibeast World - Classification, profiles, trivia, folklore, role of insects in gardening, and teacher resources.
30. Yucky Roach World - Humorous information about cockroach lifestyle, anatomy and amazing cockroach facts.
31. Yucky Roach World - Roach anatomy and other facts, including how to get rid of them. Includes an imaginative day in the life of a roach and a quiz.