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General Sites |
Butterflies |
Insects |
Marine |
Aquariums |
Worms |
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General Sites |
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| All About Invertebrate Print Outs--Line drawings and color pictures you can print and put in your report. |
| Animal Bytes--Find information about some of the unique creatures found in the animal kingdom. Most files include the scientific classification, fun facts, and biological value. |
| Animal Diversity Web--Type in the invertebrate you are looking for or browse the various kingdoms. |
| CalPhotos - Invertebrates--Select the type of seashore creature or do a field guide search. Images--Fish and aquatic life by Wernher Krutein. Beautiful colorful photographic images of aquatic invertebrates, vertebrates, aquatic mammals, aquatic insects, aquatic reptiles, amphibians, aquatic birds, aquatic flora, aquatic paleontology, and miscellaneous. |
| Food Web--Tour around a Pacific Northwest marine food web. |
| Invertebrates--Learn more about the incredible biodiversity in the invertebrate world. Click "Invertebrates" on the menu to the left! |
| Mini-Beasts--Packed full of very cool interactive activities about arthropods, arachnids, worms, and mollusks. |
| OceanInfo--Pages on interesting marine topics including - Northwest Pacific Biodiversity, Tides, Marbled Murrelets, Sea Otters, The Deep Sea, Marine Food Webs, Hagfish, Nudibranchs, Underwater Acoustics, an Intertidal Field Guide, and Abalone. |
| Sites On Marine Animal And Algae Groups--Get connected to other sites dedicated to the marine sciences. Content includes: General Sites, Fisheries Related Sites, Phytoplankton, Algae, Aquatic Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates. |
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Butterflies |
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| Anise Swallowtail--Photograph and information on this Washington State butterfly. Anise Swallowtail Life Cycle Anise Swallowtail |
| The Butterfly Farm--Wonderful resource for learning about butterflies. It contains a photo gallery and a student resource guide with units such as butterfly physiology, stages of development, relationship to plants, defense mechanisms, and the difference between moths and butterflies. |
| Butterfly Links Page--All sorts of links regarding butterflies--graphics, poems, information and more. |
| Butterflies--A comprehensive online hypertext book about butterflies. Lots of links to help you find all the information you need. |
| Butterflies--Search the online field guides, and find detailed species descriptions. Prepared by Audubon field guides. |
| Butterflies And Moths Of North America--"A searchable database of verified butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico. This site includes dynamic distribution maps, photographs, species accounts, and species checklists for each county in the U.S. and each state in Mexico." |
| Butterflies And Skippers Of North America--Great links to information on butterflies in various regions of North America. |
| Butterflies Of Washington--Photographs and text on butterflies that reside in Washington State. |
| Butterfly Information--General fact sheet on butterflies. |
| Butterfly Pavilion And Insect Center--Learn about the butterflies and bugs at this Westminster, Colorado center. Very nice colorful photographs. |
| The World's Biggest Butterfly And Moth--Find out about these monsters and where they live. |
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Insects |
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| Alien Empire--This special multimedia Web companion to the three-week NATURE miniseries takes you into the bizarre, fascinating world of insects, with amazing graphics, sound and animation, enhanced video, and activities. Read the articles to learn more about how insects reproduce, live together in society, migrate, and battle for survival. |
| Anatomy Of Insects--Provides descriptions and drawings of insect body parts. |
| AntBoy's Bugworld--"There are well over 1,000,000 different known species of insects in the world, and some experts estimate that there might be as many as 10,000,000." This site contain basic facts about common insects and links to sites about them. |
| AntLion--A baby that traps ants in a pit, and devours them! Ant Colonies |
| Bug Bios--Promoting appreciation for these miniature marvels with lots of information and images. Check out the butterfly wing pattern module too! |
| Bug Club--Read up on the needs of sticks, mantids, cockroaches, tarantulas, crickets, scorpions and caterpillars. |
| Bugs In The News-- An informative and very reader-friendly site which answers the question "What the heck is....???". For example "What the heck is a bug light?" |
| CalPhotos - Insects--Click on a name to see all the animal photos in the database that contain that name. Entomology Gallery--Great photographs of insects. |
| Cedric's Insect Page--Within these pages are glamour shots of the world of walking sticks, praying mantis, and beetles. There is some information with each photograph. |
| CyberBeeNet (Biology, Research, Beekeeping)--Learn all about bees. |
| Featured Creatures: The Good, The Bad And The Pretty--In-depth profiles of insects, mites, nematodes, and other organisms, including photos. Search by common name, scientific name, crop, or habitat. |
| Fire Ants--Learn about this ant species that has invaded America and is destroying crops. |
| The Firefly Files--This site contains information about Firefly (or Lightning Bug) biology. You will find answers to your questions about this amazing bioluminescent insect, references for further study, and activities. |
| Grasshopper--A one page description of the grasshopper with a diagram. |
| Insect Poems--Poems about various insects. Here are some more links to poems and songs about insects: Insect poetry Mrs. Bee's Busy Classroom-Insects and Bugs Poems |
| Insects--Presents introductory information on insects. |
| Insects--Search the online field guides, and find detailed species descriptions. Prepared by Audubon field guides. |
| Insects--Facts and photos on many insects. |
| Insects--Great links to information on insects and specific insects such as the wasp and ant. |
| Insects On WWW--Welcome to The Wonderful World of Insects. Find over more than 6000 URLs to information on insects. |
| Insectclopedia--Lots of links to Insect information. |
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Ladybugs--This harmless beetle is good for your garden, and
comes in 3000 varieties!
Lady Beetle
Ladybugs From Enchanted Software-- good general
information about ladybugs.
Lady Bug Profile--"Get
ladybug profile, facts, information, photos, pictures, sounds, habitats,
reports, news, and more from National Geographic." |
| Let's Learn About Insects--Join C.P. to learn the benefits of insects, their basic anatomy, and what makes an insect an insect. This is a very cool site! Site is offered in English and Spanish. |
| Mosquito Bytes--"Can science help win the war on whiners? Learn all about these menacing insects with an attitude problem, and if we can control their wretched habit of biting people and spreading disease?" |
| Most Wanted Bugs--"This site which is devoted to microscopy and its use in science features amazingly vivid and highly magnified views of many common insects. a bit of humor is added with the 12 "Most Wanted" bug mugs and bug bodies are on display (find on the top menu -- http://education.denniskunkel.com/MostWantedBugs.php ) |
| Praying Mantis Fact Sheet Praying Mantis Information |
| Roach World--Roaches can't help the fact that, to most humans, they are unwanted company. I wonder why humans don't like them? |
| Spiders And Other Bugs--Search the online field guides, and find detailed species descriptions. Prepared by Audubon field guides. |
| Spider Myths--"Do you think that spiders come into houses in the fall to get out of the cold? Learn about the widespread and surprisingly uniform set of assumptions and "general knowledge" about spiders. And with very few exceptions, all of this widespread information about spiders is false!" |
| Tarantulas--Great site with information, photographs and movie. Tarantulas--National Geographic site tells of the life cycle, species, and anatomy of the Tarantula. Tarantula--Wikipedia article. |
| Ten-lined June Beetle--Brief description of beetle plus information on what it eats, its life cycle, habitat and additional facts. June Beetle--Wikipedia article |
| 3-D Insects--Allows you to rotate, magnify, and manipulate 15 different insects. Insects can be viewed either as a VRML, object or as a movie. |
| Very Cool Bugs--Select one of the 14 insect groupings. The Entophiles currently contains 150 photographs from California, Brazil, Ecuador and Hawaii. |
| Water Strider--This bug walks on water! Wikipedia article. Water Strider--Enchanted learning site with brief information and great diagram. |
| The Weirdest Insects In The World--Some interesting information on some of the weirdest insects--longest, strongest, biggest, unstoppable, and more. |
| Wonderful World Of Insects--There are well over 1 million different known species of insects in the world, and some experts estimate that there might be as many as 10 million. Find out the different classifications, some fun facts or search for your favorite. |
| World Of Insects--Find general sites on insects, identification guides, and sites many classifications of insects. |
| Zoom: Insect Print-outs--Get facts and a picture to color for different insects like a house fly, grasshopper, pond skater, ladybug, yellow jacket, and more! |
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Marine |
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| Cephalopod Page--Provides information and links to resources on the phylum Mollusca, class Cephalopod, which contains the nautilus, squids, cuttlefish, and octopuses. Incredible Suckers--Learn more about squid, including the search for the giant squid off the coast of New Zealand, at this PBS site. Be sure to look at the related site links for more information. |
| Cnidarians--An introduction to Cnidarians--Jellyfish, corals, and other stingers. Cnidarians--Questions about various cnidarians with links to answers. |
| Cnidaria And Ctenophora--Great links to information on jellyfish, corals, sea anenomes, sea fans, etc. |
| Copepods--Introduction into the biology of copepods. Links To The World Of Copepods--Need more information on these crustaceans? Take a look at some of these sites. |
| A Coastal Journey Through The Northwest Intertidal Zone--A great virtual visit to the intertidal zone of the Pacific Northwest with information on, and pictures of, the various plants and animals you might expect to see. |
| Crustacea--Information and pictures of all classes of crustaceans. |
| Deep Sea Creature Database--A great database to find information on sea creatures. Very colorful! |
| Echinoderms--Learn more about sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers at this site. Echinoderms--Index of questions about sea stars with links to answers. Echinoderms--Great links to all kinds of information. |
| Fish--Lot of links to information on fish. |
| Flatworms--General reference on the flatworms. Annelida--Index of questions regarding worms with links to answers. |
| Flatworms Of The World--Great information on flatworms throughout the world. Be sure to take a look at the recent photographs and links. |
| Hagfish--Learn about the habits and abilities of the maligned "slime eel". |
| Hermit Crabs--Basic information about the hermit crab. Hermit Crabs--Enchanted Learning site with a great diagram. |
| Horseshoe Crab--Basic information about the horseshoe crab. Horseshoe Crab Horseshoe Crab--An Enchanted Learning site with a great diagram of the crab. |
| Jellyfish--Unlike their relatives the anemone and coral Jellyfish are different in that they are not anchored to anything. Jelly ish--Aqua facts. Jewels Of The Sea--From the Oregon Coast Aquarium, this site has information about the anatomy and life cycle of a jellyfish. There's even a JellyCam, where you can see live pictures of the moon jelly exhibit. |
| Kingdom Of The Seahorse--The world's leading sea horse biologist journeys to Australia and the Philippines to explore the secret lives of these extraordinary fish. |
| Lobsters--Find out about the parts of a lobster, the different kinds of lobster, and the lobster life cycle at this site from the Gulf of Maine Aquarium. There are even activities for you to try. Lobsters And Shrimps--Index of questions about arthropoda with links to answers. |
| Marine Animal And Algae Groups Sites--Provides many links to general information, fisheries, phytoplanton, algae, aquatic plants, invertebrates and vertebrate. |
| Marine Biodiversity--Cool ocean critter web pages, from sea stars to whales, hermit crabs and more! |
| Marine Invertebrates Photos--The value of this site is its images. Includes flatworms, nudibranchs, sea stars and more. You may have to hold down the Control key when you click on the site menu item. |
| Marine Picture Book--A great guided tour through the rocky intertidal with identification and pictures of common animals you can find there. |
| Mollusks--"All about one of the largest and most interesting phyla of animals in the world,-“the molluscas”! Banana Slug--Good information on this second largest slug in the world. Banana Slugs Banana Slug Mollusca--Index to questions on mollusca, and Cephalopods with links to answers. Amazing Abalone!--Learn more about this threatened mollusc, and what is currently being done in Bamfield to restore their populations along B.C.'s coast! |
| Mollusks And Cephalopods--Several links on information for these invertebrates. |
| Monsters Of The Deep--Sea and Sky invites you to take a journey to the bottom of the sea. Dive to the deepest reaches of the world's oceans, and discover the bizarre, alien creatures who live in these dark and cold places. Click on the submarine to start your journey. |
| Nudibranchs--Also known as sea slugs, they some of the most beautiful and diverse creatures in the ocean. |
| Ocean Animal Print Outs--Great line drawing and color pictures of ocean life you can print out and put in your report. |
| Octopus Show--Read about some amazing examples of octopus ingenuity. Find out how an octopus can be a master of disguise. Discover how much you know about these sea creatures by taking our quiz. Learn more about octopuses and other cephalopods. |
| Octopuses And Squid--Explains the similarities and differences between squids and octopuses. |
| Radiolarians--These tiny planktonic creatures will fascinate you with their geometry and how they helped build the pyramids. |
| Reef Life--An amazing look at the creatures that make their home in the world's coral reefs. Discover sponges, corals, mollusks, and crustaceans, and marvel at the endless variety of reef fishes. Reef Relief-- A non-profit reef conservation/education group with information, links, and pictures--use the link on the left titled "The Coral Reef Ecosystem" . CoralRealm--CoralRealm is a web site devoted to coral marine life education. This site features more than 1000 reef fishes, shark and ray descriptions in a database searchable by common, science or family name. Coral Reefs--Contains general sites on coral reefs plus sites on conservation and monitoring and wildlife. |
| Sea Cucumber--How they move, how they eat, how they breathe, and more. General article from Wikipeda. Sea Cucumber--"Get sea cucumber profile, facts, information, photos, pictures, sounds, habitats, reports, news, and more from National Geographic." Sea Cucumber--Brief information with great line drawing from Enchanted Learning. |
| Sea And Sky: The Sea--"This is a great site with a gallery of wonderful photos, information on all kinds of reef animals, links, and java games like a word search, a crossword, and a slider. Soon to come are "Jewels of the Sea" and "Aquarium Resources". A very well done and gorgeous site." |
| Sea Links--Here you'll find hundreds of links to other quality sea-related Web sites. This growing list is conveniently organized by subject and category. A wonderful link to marine invertebrates. |
| Sea Stars--"Sea stars are some of the most unusual creatures you can find in a tide pool. Did you know they can spit out their stomachs, 'see' with their feet, grow back most of their body if damaged, and move around using water pressure?" You can even watch a movie showing the way a starfish moves at this site. |
| Seashore Creatures--This site has information taken from the Audubon Field Guides on seashore creatures including sea squirts, nudibranchs, octopuses, squids, lobsters, shrimp, crabs and many more. Looking for a particular animal? There's a search box where you can type in the name. |
| The Shape Of Life--"Premiered on PBS stations nationwide this excellent site tells the gripping and magnificent tales of the beginnings of all animal life. Consists of eight episodes which include Origins - featuring sponges ; Life On The Move - featuring jellyfish and their kin ; The First Hunter - featuring flatworms ; The Conquerors - featuring insects, crabs and their kin ; Survival Game - featuring snails, octopus, and their kin ; Ultimate Animal - featuring sea stars and their kin ; Explosion Of Life and Bones, Brawn, And Brains." |
| Shoreline Animals--"Just as there are many different types of shorelines, there are many different types of animals that make the shoreline home. These animals have unique adaptations which enable them to live in the sometimes harsh environments of rocky coasts, sandy shores, estuaries, or mangrove forests." Use the arrows at the bottom to move from page to page. What's It Like Where You Live?--Explore freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems. Use the menus to the left |
| Sponges--Did you know that sponges are animals? Find out about the two different kinds of sponges, how they eat, and how they reproduce. Sponges--Lots of links on sponges. Sponges, An Introduction-- Great information on sponges. Be sure to click on the links within the text and the buttons at the bottom for additional information. |
| In Search Of Giant Squid--Facts and photos about giant squid from the Smithsonian Institute. see also Octopuses And Squid and Cephalopoda |
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Aquariums |
| Aquarium World--Procedures and guidelines on establishing and stocking a freshwater aquarium. |
| Freshwater Aquarium Articles--Learn how to maintain an aquarium, how to set-up an aquarium, what critters to put in an aquarium, how and what to feed aquarium critters, critter behavior, different types of tanks, wound management, diseases, and more. |
| Freshwater Links To Aquatic/Aquarium Internet Sites |
| A World Of Fish--A site designed for the beginner fish keeper. Lists fish, equipment, and water conditions that must be met in new aquariums. Gives great information on how to set up an aquarium. |
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Worms |
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| Adventures Of Herman, The--Herman the earthworm is here to teach you about the history of worms, their anatomy, and other fun facts. While you're visiting, find out what worms like to eat and play some cool games. |
| Annelids - Earthworms--For a complete description of the groups of the annelids, visit the many links on this page. |
| Worm World--Get all the dirt on worms. |
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