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Information, user-contributed images, and identification help for insects and relatives of North America.
Photographs and information on the natural history of this species.
Taxonomy reference information.
Article by Wim van Egmond introducing water fleas, ostracods and copepods with several excellent photographs.
Systematic and alphabetic list with detailed information on all the insect orders. From John R. Meyer's North Carolina State University Entomology class site.
Information on these crabs, which have evolved little in the last 250 million years, their behavior and mating ritual.
Characteristics, taxonomy, and phylogenetic relationships of the Acari, including mites and ticks. By David Evans Walter, Jerry Krantz, and Evert Lindquist, from The Tree of Life project.
Photographs and a list of publications.
Dr. Heiko Metzner includes morphology, taxonomy, distribution, publications, descriptions and illustrations of a large number of species.
Article from Wikipedia on false or book scorpions, their classification, physical characteristics and biology.
Description and biology of scorpions from Desert USA.
Information and images of scorpions found in the UK and the continent.
The characteristics of these creatures, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.
A useful guide to Australian barnacles and their biology, providing for each species a description and details of distribution, habitat and biology.
Illustrated introduction from the Tree of Life project.
Information from Wikipedia on this order of insects, their long history and their biology.
Insect macrophotography combined with informative descriptions from Bug Bios.
Photographs and information on the natural history of this roach.
Over 1000 photos of beetles of Europe, identified to species and subdivided by family (Carabidae, Elateridae, Buprestidae, Scarabaeidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae).
Illustrations and general introduction.
Index for flies; click on any fly for image, biology, habits, control methods.
A variety of resources for scientists that study the insect order Diptera, true flies. Includes newsletters "Fly Times" and "Tachinid Times", Tachinidae resources.
The characteristics of these insects, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.
Introduction to termites, their identification, life cycle, management and control.
Photographs of over 80 species of butterflies and moths from around the world.
Article by Louise Kulzer about green lacewings (Chrysopidae), their life history, predatory and mating habits in the Seattle, Washington area.
James V. Robinson's research on Odonata reproduction at the University of Texas, Arlington.
Photos and brief facts on species of the Canadian Prairies and northern Great Plains.
Research by David Robinson and Marion Hall on mating systems, songs and signals, hearing, analysis and the information content of signals.
Characteristics and phylogeny of stoneflies, from the Tree of Life project.
Photographs and a description of this species, with information on its distribution, life cycle and biology.
Photographs of the dog flea. Click to enlarge.
Photographs and a description of this flea, its distribution, life cycle, medical and economic significance and management.
Introduction to the biology, classification, and ecology of silverfish, the Thysanura.
Introduction from the South African Museum.
Student project by y Schenker including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
A gallery of fine photographs by Wim van Egmond of members of several genera.
Images of male and female feather mites, sometimes classified as Megninia ginglymura.
About Dermacentor variabilis and its control, with photographs illustrating the life stages of this and other ticks found in the region, including deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).
Photographs of several engorged female ticks and information on this known vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of spotted fever.
Photograph and information on the natural history of this species.
Photograph and information on the natural history of this species.
Photographs, description, life history and habits of Dysdera crocata.
Photographs of this spider and information on its habitat, life cycle, description and bite.
Photographs of these spiders with information on their habitat and description.
Photo gallery from the Netherlands.
Article by Wim van Egmond on this spider, Salticus scenicus, its hunting methods and its superb eyesight, with 3D photographs.
Information about Australian Theraphosidae, with ID keys, anatomy, classification history, species descriptions, and photos.
Photographs of species of Aphonopelma, description, life history and habits.
Description, bulletins, diet, habitat, breeding, migration, and human impact on the most populous crab species on Christmas Island.