Learn More About Your Favorite Insect

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These are insect specific web sites.

Bees, Wasps and Ants

African Honeybees
Learn useful information about African honeybees.
Honey Bee Research and Extension
Learn all about the honey bee.
Pest Ants of Florida
Learn about ant species that are majore household pests in Florida.
Tales From The Hive
Tons of basic information about honey bees with awesome pictures and a “Dances with Bees” section that has quicktime movies so that you can experience “beeing” a honey bee.

Beetles
Pictures, directories, discussions, etc. about beetles!
Beetle Science
Examine beetle time lines, videos, interaction with other life, 360 degree views and carbon dust illustrations.
Southern Pine Beetle in Florida
Information about this beetle and the damage it can cause.
Tiger Beetles of Florida
Information about this common beetle.

Butterfly Basics
All you ever wanted to know about butterflies. This is a great site for teachers, parents, and children alike.
Butterflies of North America
This site gives lots of specifics about butterflies and moths from in the North America, including distribution maps, photos, species accounts and checklists.
The Butterfly Website
This is a must visit site for butterfly lovers. It has anything and everything you could possibly want.
Children's Butterfly Site
A wide range of butterfly information.
Florida Wildflowers and Butterflies
Multiple ways to search for information about the 50 most common native wildflowers and butterflies in Florida
Monarch Watch
Brimming with activities and information about monarchs from kindergarten class projects to a complete scientific bibliography of monarch literature.

Antlion Pit
The Antlion Pit is a collection of resources related to the fascinating antlion, or "doodlebug."
Antlion Safari
Learn all about antlions. There are great videos about the antlion with a guy doing a “Crocodile Hunter” accent. Kids can even earn money by collecting antlions.
Mosquito Information Website
This site is all about mosquitoes and their impact on Florida,
Robber Flies
Learn everything you might want to know about robber flies from ID to art.

Destructive Termites in Florida
Learn about the four main species of destructive termites in Florida.
Digital Dragonfly Museum
Gives information, as well as striking digital scans and photographs, of a number of species of Texas dragonflies.
Featured Creatures
Index of Insects by common and scientific names
Florida Corn Insects
This guide was designed to help identify and give information on Florida corn insects.
Grasshoppers of Florida
Information about Florida Grasshoppers in adobe pdf format.
HeadLice.Org - National Pediculosis Association Home Page
A fun site where you can learn all about those terrible head lice.
Praying Mantids
Pictures, FAQ's, and more!
Singing Insects of North America
Information about Crickets, Katydids, Cicadas.
Whitefly Knowledgebase
Describes 4 types of whitefly.

We know you love more than just insects. Here are some links to sites about arachnids and other arthropods.

Doug's Tarantula Page
This is one of the most complete sites for those of you who love tarantulas, too! It has links to breeders and tons of other tarantula sites. Plus, online articles about everything from caring for your first tarantula to tarantula legends.
Scorpions
Learn more about scorpions and how they live.
The Tarantula's Burrow
Spiders, Scorpions, and Stick Insects