ALL ABOUT BUGS


  • GLOSSARY - definitions of scientific words used in entomology (the study of insects)

  • WHERE TO LOOK FOR INSECTS - this is a suggestion list of many different places you can look around your neighborhood to find a variety of insects

  • BASIC INSECT ANATOMY - a diagram of a typical insect and spider with all their body parts labeled

  • BENEFICIAL INSECTS - read about the ways that some bugs can be very helpful to people and the environment

  • METAMORPHOSIS - read about the process bugs go through as they mature from new born bugs to adult bugs

  • SYNOPSIS OF THE ORDERS - this is a list of all the orders of insects (with their common names) and how they are organized in the taxonomic list)

  • GENERAL INFORMATION ON ORDERS OF BUGS - for each order of insects and arachnids, read a short description of characteristics of that order and link to the virtual bug collection showing any bugs that citybugs has in that order

  • SIMPLIFIED KEY TO THE ORDERS - use this series of questions to help identify what order an insect falls into - this is usually used by people studying entomology