Other
Agius: Arthropods of Medical Significance
An overview of how arthropods play a very important role in influencing human health; they may act as vectors of infectious disease.
Other
Bug Bios: Arthropods Values and Perceptions
A scholarly article which discusses the effects that arthropods have had on human beings over the years, from being a food source to a carrier of many human diseases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Disease Transmission by Arthropods
Discussion of diseases caused by arthropods and methods developed to stop the spread of these diseases.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Importance of Arthropods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Arthropods might seem a little scary, but they are actually performing important roles in the environment. Arthropods are important to the ecosystem and to humans in...