Flora and Fauna

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Species list from Manual de Flora de Costa Rica with hyperlinks to specimen data.

Collection record, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Conservatory and Gardens, University of Connecticut. Syn. Drynaria meeboldii Rosenst.

Generic description and key to species in Papuasia.

Description and two photographs of this fern.

As Polypodium aureum, Collection record, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Conservatory and Gardens, University of Connecticut.

Habit image of laua'e, maile-scented fern, wart fern from Hawaii.

Generic description and key to the species of this aquatic fern that are found in Papuasia.

World species list.

World species list.

Their value as animal feed.

Article about the golden orb weaver, otherwise known as the black-and-yellow argiope, golden garden spider or golden writing spider.

Information from Wikipedia on these spiders in the genus Latrodectus, renowned for their venom.

Photographs of this insect and information on its habitat, life cycle and description.

Photograph and information on this parasite, its habitat, life cycle, description and control.

Article by Louise Kulzer about water striders and their behavioral quirks.

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

Several photographs of this triatomine or cone-nosed bug. Click to enlarge.

Information from Wikipedia on this sub-family of insects that attack the seeds of the soapberry, Sapindaceae species.

Information and photographs of this pest, its distribution, description, host plants and natural enemies.

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

Photograph of this insect and information on its hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.

Offers results of a study of the liquid excretion and survival of the sharpshooters Dilobopterus costalimai and Oncometopia facialis. Includes tables and references.

Photographs of an adult and the damage caused, with information on its hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.

Offers a center for the exchange of scientific information. Includes reports from Australia, New Zealand and North America.

Provides identification, images and information.

Facts on behavior, nectar sources, nests and management. From North Carolina State University.

Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic wasp used as a natural pesticide to control whitefly populations in greenhouses.

Article on those workers that remove dead bees from the hive, from Illinois University research.

Descriptions of the common species, with more detailed accounts of the giant and dwarf honeybees, Apis dorsata and Apis florea.

Research project by Colin Natrop on this domesticated insect including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.

Photographs and information on this insect.

Why Argentine Ants invade homes in Southern California.

Photograph and information on Megachile sculpturalis from the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Photographs of Anthidium manicatum, description, life history and habits.

Photographs, description, life history and habits.

Information from Wikipedia on this family of scoliid wasps which are believed to be beneficial as their larvae feed on beetle larvae in the ground.

A photograph and description of this wasp.

Article by Maurice Smith with photographs of the stinging apparatus and a description of how a sting is inflicted.

Photographs of adult and larvae, with information on symptoms and a description of this pest of alfalfa.

Information on these bees, their distribution, identification, biology and economic importance.

Photographs of adult moth and larva, with information on its hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.

Provides photos and information on the taxonomy, distribution, behavior, and mythology of Ascalapha odorata.

Provides photographs and information on this species, its distribution, description, life history, host plants, damage, natural enemies and management.

Photographs of this moth and its larva, with information on its hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.

Information from Wikipedia on this bagworm moth which spins a cocoon during its larval life, decorating it with small twigs, bark and thorns from the trees on which it feeds.

Provides photographs and a description of this moth, also known as the pitch moth, its distribution, identification, biology, host plants and management.

An annotated checklist of the silkmoths of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Photographic study of the life cycle of Hyalophora cecropia.