Entomology

Some insects just need to be seen to be believed!

Bright colors and beautiful wings may hide a fierce predator!

These dangerous-looking insects and bugs all have one thing in common – they are absolutely harmless and cannot hurt you.

The faces on these insects must be seen to be believed!

This guide helps you identify the kinds of moths that come to lights.

Here are the most common insects that you will find early in the year in North America.

Identify the caterpillars on your oak trees with this quick and easy identification guide.

This quick and easy guide will help you identify the butterflies you may see on milkweed flowers.

Identify the black and dark-colored butterflies you see with the help of this guide.

Female Joro spiders are large and colourful. Males are smaller and duller. The females build dense and deep webs to trap prey. The webs may be a major nuisance.

Black insects or bugs can be harmless, or they can be a sign of trouble. This quick and easy guide to black insects can help you tell the difference.

Phantom and western hemlock loopers are geometer moths. Their caterpillars are known as inchworms and are interesting to observe, but they may harm trees.

This guide to white and light-colored butterflies of the US will help you identify and learn more about the butterflies you see around you.

Many insects are heard but not seen. This guide to singing insects takes you behind the music to meet the crickets, grasshoppers and cicadas making all that noise.

Pictures and descriptions of the more common swallowtail butterfly species of the US and Canada.

Are the bees and wasps around your home anything to worry about? This guide tells you what you need to know.

This brown caterpillar identification guide is accurate and easy to use. Find out your caterpillar's name, type, what it eats, if it's rare, if it's invasive, if it stings, if it's poisonous, if it can be raised by hand, what it turns into, and more.

The Carboniferous Period is known as the age of giant insects, from hawk-sized griffinflies to human-sized millipedes. Dinosaurs had not yet appeared on Earth and insects were the only animals capable of flight. Oxygen levels were quite high, which likely contributed to their large sizes.

Fireflies are light-producing insects. They are also known as glowworms or lightning bugs and have approximately 2,000 species. Their unique feature is the light organ which is located under the abdomen.

Teachers and students can use this guide to learn more about every state's official insect or butterfly.

Learn about the official state insect of Rhode Island!

Learn more about the beautiful Sandia hairstreak butterfly, Callophrys mcfarlandi, including its food plants and early forms.

Learn more about the beautiful Karner blue butterfly, Plebejus melissa samuelis, including its food plants and early forms.

Learn about the beautiful Spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus), including its food plants and early forms.

Learn more about the beautiful Oregon swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon oregonia), including its food plants and early forms.

This article is written by a teacher for teachers, students, and citizen scientists. It discusses the migration, feeding peculiarities, and lifecycle of the beautiful monarch butterfly.

Can beetles fly? Or do they just hover? After all, these insects come in many varied shapes and sizes, and they look far from being built for effective flight. If you've ever watched a beetle fly and wondered how, this article will answer your questions.

This article, written by a middle school teacher, has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the state insect of Kentucky, the beautiful viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus).

This article, written by a middle school teacher, has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the amazing European mantis, Connecticut's state insect, including its predatory habits and natural history.

This article, written by a middle school teacher, is for teachers, students, and citizen scientists. It discusses the migration, feeding peculiarities, and lifecycle of the beautiful monarch butterfly.

This article is written by a teacher and has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the Kamehameha butterfly, Vanessa tameamea, including its food plants and early forms.

This article was written by a teacher, and has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful zebra swallowtail butterfly (Protographium marcellus), including its food plants and early forms.

This article, written by a middle school teacher, has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the State Insect of Louisiana, the fascinating western (AKA European) honeybee.

This article, written by a middle school teacher, has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the state insect of Arkansas, the beautiful Diana fritillary butterfly (Speyeria diana), including its food plants and early forms.

This article, written by a middle school teacher, has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the state insect of Arkansas, the fascinating western (AKA European) honey bee.

This article, written by a middle school teacher, is for teachers, students, and citizen scientists. It discusses the migration, feeding peculiarities, and lifecycle of the beautiful monarch butterfly.

This article, written by a middle-school teacher, has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful tiger swallowtail butterfly (Pterourus glaucus), including its food plants and early forms.

This article, written by a middle school teacher, has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the amazing Carolina mantis, including its predatory habits and natural history. Read on for a lesson about this bug!

This article, written by a middle school teacher, is for teachers, students, and citizen scientists. It discusses the metamorphosis, diet, and migration of the monarch butterfly, Illinois' state insect. Use this article as a lesson to teach your students about monarch butterflies!

This article has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the State insect of Georgia, the fascinating western (AKA European) honeybee.

This article has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful vivid dancer damselfly, including its habits and early forms.

This article has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful California dogface butterfly, including its food plants and early forms. Read on for a full lesson about this beautiful butterfly!

This article has what students, teachers, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, including its food plants and early forms.

This article has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the lightning bug that has been Pennsylvania's state insect since 1974.

This article has what students, teachers, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful green darner dragonfly, including its habits and early forms.

This article has what students, teachers, and citizen scientists need to know about the rare ladybug that has been New York's State insect for more than thirty years. Read on for everything you need to know about the nine-spotted lady bird beetle.

This article has what students, teachers, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful monarch butterfly, including its food plants and early forms. This is one of Alabama's two state insects.

This article has what students, teachers, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful four-spotted chaser dragonfly, including its habits and early forms.

This article has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful tiger swallowtail butterfly (Pterourus glaucus), including its food plants and early forms.

This article has what teachers, students, and citizen scientists need to know about the beautiful Colorado hairstreak butterfly (Hypaurotis crysalus), including its food plants and early forms. Read on for everything you need to know about Colorado's state bug!