Ed Koday
Ivy Hall: Insect Facts and Information
General information about insects is available. Identify an insect's anatomy, understand metamorphosis and the identification system.
Other
The Butterfly Website
The Butterfly Website reveals the world of butterflies with photos, clip art, a butterfly atlas, and related resource links.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Insects All Year
The University of Kentucky provides information and activities about insects for each month of the year. Projects include art and observational activities.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Get This Bug Off Me
This informative site distinguishes harmful from nonharmful insects. Pictures supplement the text.
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: How to Make an Ant Colony
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This drawing...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Cicada
This site provides a brief but concise description of this interesting insect. Grades 4-8.
Other
Walking Well: Arthropod Stings
This site has interesting information about stings from different arthropods like bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, ants, caterpillars, spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes, and scorpions.
Other
Little Giraffes: Insects
Insect activities for early elementary students are pictured and described on this resource.
Other
Principia Cybernetica Project: Insect Societies
A description of the evolution of the caste differentiation in insect colonies.
Other
Personal Site: The Virtual Insectary
This colorful site not only provides images of some common insects, but includes information on the foods which they eat as well as the habitats where they can be found.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Kids: Arthropods
Do you want to learn about what makes an insect? This page contains facts about the characteristics of arthropods as well as pictures of them.
Other
Hvpm: Lepidoptera and Diptera
A description of the wing structure of the Lepidoptera and the Diptera.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Insects Are Everywhere
Highlights of the Class Insecta are featured. This is the largest category of arthropods.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Bed Bug Bit Me
Use this site to find out what a bedbug is, what it looks like, and why it would want to bite you at this site from Kids Health. You'll also learn ways to avoid bedbug bites and what you should do if you do get bitten.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Chigger Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Did you realize that chiggers are so small that they can actually be found on other bugs? They are a type of mite, which means they are an arachnid. What happens when you're bitten by a chigger?...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Fire Ant Bit Me
At this site from Kids Health you can find out what fire ants look like, which ones are most aggressive, and where to find them. Read about how to avoid being bitten by fire ants, and what to do if you are bitten.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Flea Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. When we think of fleas, most people think about animals. Sometimes fleas are on people too. Generally, people come into contact with fleas because of their pets. The fleas come into the house on...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Gnat Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Gnats, or blackflies, are very small insects. Their reason for biting is to get blood. Use this site to find out more about gnats, and how to handle a bite from one.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Louse Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. A louse is a parasite that sometimes lives on the heads of people. Read more about lice, how to avoid them, and what to do if you do come in contact with them.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Mosquito Bit Me
Do you know why a mosquito bite itches? Find out here at this Kids Health site. Also read some more about the mosquito, what a bite looks and feels like, and what to do if you're bitten.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Scorpion Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Scorpions are nocturnal, which means they sleep mostly during the day and are active at night. Read about characteristics of scorpions, where they live, and what to do if you are stung by one.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hey! A Tick Bit Me
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Learn more about ticks, the diseases they can carry, how to avoid them, and what to do if you are bitten by a tick. Watch a demonstration of how to remove a tick and what to do with it after...
Iowa State University
Iowa State Entomology: Odorous House Ant
This site focuses on the "Odorous House Ant." It gives details about its description and where it makes its home. Learn more about this fascinating creature by checking out this website.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Yellow Jacket Wasp: Learn About This Black and Yellow Stinging Insect
What is a Yellow Jacket Wasp? Kids learn about its habitat, how to identify, what it eats, and more.