Insects
Want to find resources on the internet as you study the characterists of
insects?
Begin Your Research Here....
The Franklin Institute provides a 'hot list' of sites about insects. The
categories they include are insect species, insects and humans, background
information and facts, as well as images.
Franklin Institute: Insects
Enchanted Learning's site has many resources including fact sheets about
insect anatomy and life cycles. More than 80 fact sheets are provided and
several are in different languages.
Enchanted Learning: Insects
This site includes links to 57 different insects. Each link includes many
images and further links to fact sheets for each insect.
Koday's Kids Amazing Insects
This site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they
represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with
these alien creatures.
Bug Bios
The University of Kentucky has created a site that links specific insects to
the months of the years. It also includes games and stories related to bugs.
Insects All Year
Find many different links to information about insects in the following
categories: Bees, Wasps, and Ants; Butterflies and Moths; Social Insects;
Spiders; and Telling Insects Apart
What is an Insect?
This insect reseach portal includes information about species, insect
control, where pests are found, as well as insect identification.
Insectclopedia
This page on the National Geographic sites provide information about many
different animals. Scroll down to the bug section and learn about 16
different insects.
National Geographic: Animals A to Z
Play a game to show what you know about different species: mammals, birds,
reptiles, and amphibians. Check the links at the bottom.
Classifying Critters
Enchanted Learning's Insect Themes page has many activities related to
insects, inlcuding information books that can be printed.
Enchanted Learning: Insect Themes
Insect Web Quest
Other Resources