NC State University
Nc State University: General Entomology, Elements of Behavior
Behavior is what animals do. It can be defined more precisely as an internally directed system of adaptive activities that facilitate survival and reproduction. Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior -- particularly when...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sketches of British Insects by William Houghton
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sketches of British Insects: A Handbook for Beginners in the Study of Entomology by William Houghton (1888), an illustrated introductory textbook on the subject of...
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Arachnology
Arachnology, or the study of spiders and other Arachnida, is discussed here in the research and collection section of the Burke Museum. Other topics discussed include spider myths, research, and people.
Other
Bugbios: Entophiles
Students can see pictures and descriptions of 14 different orders of insects.
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University Museum of Natural History: Insects
Flies, fleas, beetles and bees are all insects, and the study of insects is called entomology. Insects are probably the most important group of animals on earth - there may be as many as ten million different types of insect alive today!...