Language Guide
Language Guide: Los Insectos
Colorful pictures display various types of insects. You can hear the correct Spanish pronunciation and see the correct spelling by holding your mouse over the picture.
Museum of Science
Mo S: Image Gallery of the Scanning Electron Microscope
At this resource you'll find everything from a mosquito head to a fly foot, from a dentist's drill to toilet paper! These and just about everything in between as seen through a scanning electron microscope.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Lyme Disease [Pdf]
A fact card on Lyme disease and the deer tick that carries it.
University of California
Ucmp: Acari
This site from the University of California, Berkeley provides an introduction to the Acari, which include ticks and mites. Includes general information and pictures.
Kidport
Kid Port: Arachnids Spiders, Ticks, and Scorpions
KidPort.com provides simple information on arachnids, a type of arthropod that includes spiders, ticks, and scorpions.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Iowa Insect Information Notes Ticks
Here are 3 articles about the American Dog Tick, Bat Tick, and the Lone Star Tick. Each includes descriptions, life cycles, and ways to control them as pests.
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...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tick Removal: A Step by Step Guide
Learn how to properly remove a tick from your arm with the simple, illustrated guide provided at this website. Also, learn why it is so important remove a tick as soon as possible.