Bugs!!

UC Riverside was in the news recently with tales of the cockroach petting zoo, part of an outreach event for prospective scientists and science teachers. See an image here at the UCR website. The UCR Entomology Department also has information on their programs, seminars, and links to entomology resources.

INFOMINE offers many entries on bugs, insects, spiders, pests, and creepy-crawlies. Here are a few.

BugGuide: Guide to insects and spiders of North America, with images, identification guide, taxonomy, annotated web links and bibliography for each order of insects.

OdonataCentral: Field guide, distribution maps, and images of damselflies and dragonflies of North America.

Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery: Images of beetles, butterflies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and ticks.

A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects: Find out here if everything really is bigger in Texas.