Animalia

General information about Hawaii's cetaceans and specific information on humpback whale sightings off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.

Information from Wikipedia on the production of sounds by whales and their purpose, with some audio clips.

Online resource of mammalian brains which covers 16 species of bat, some with photos and further information.

Information from Wikipedia on the characteristics of these herbivores, their prehistory and their relationship to elephants.

Physical characteristics of the three species and information on their behavior and habitat in Africa.

Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Factsheet from Arkive with videos and images, description, range, habitat, biology and conservation.

Physical characteristics, diet, and habitat, of Orycteropus afer.

Data available on sites and dates of collection of nudibranchs.

Devoted primarily to the nudibranchs of the Philippines, but also contains information and photographs about crinoids (Echinodermata) and reef organisms in general.

Photographs and information on this snail.

Photographs and information on this large carnivorous snail.

Taxonomy, description and photograph of sea whip, its habitat and distribution, life history and community ecology.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

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.

Taxonomy and description of the serrated swimming crab, its habitat and distribution, life history, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information.

Research project by Whitney Hill at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

Research project by Rourke Decker at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

The problems of sow bug control are discussed here. Not only using pesticide spray but also understanding moisture conditions.

Information from Wikipedia on these terrestrial crustaceans, their classification, ecology and common names.

Photographs of a beetle in this genus and information on its symptoms, life cycle and description.

Extensive information on the phylogeny of the ground beetles and tiger beetles by David R. Maddison.

Information from ARKive on the smallest tiger beetle in Britain.

Photographs of several species of Tetraopes, description, life history and habits.

Photographs of this beetle and information on its hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.

Information on these beetles, their distribution, description and life cycle, with photographs of a number of species found in Florida.

Encyclopedia article on this widely distributed family of beetles commonly known as checkered beetles.

Photographic article by Anne Bruce on the effect the parasitic wasp Dinocampus coccinellae is having on the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata.

Wikipedia article on this family of distinctively flat-bodied beetles found under the bark of trees.

Illustrated article by Rod Crawford about the sawtoothed grain beetle, Orzyaephilus surinamensis, a common pest of stored foods.

Photographs and information on this insect, its eggs and larvae.

Photographs and information on this beetles in this genus.