Curated OER
Insect Picture 1
How do scientists know that the Goliath beetle is the largest beetle? What's stopping them from getting even bigger? You will find the answers to these questions and other interesting facts on this effective site.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Ladybug, Ladybug
Learn more about the world's most well-known beetle, the ladybug, when you explore this resource. This resource features hands-on math and science activities focused on these fascinating little insects.
Other
California Science Center: Ladybug Glider [Pdf]
Color and cut out the body and wings and put together the ladybug and watch it glide! A little bit of information about ladybugs and insects is provided.
Ed Koday
Koday's Kids Amazing Insects: Giraffe Weevil
Learn all about giraffe weevil with this interesting fact page and pictures.
Curated OER
Blister Beetle
This colorful site not only provides images of some common insects, but includes information on the foods which they eat as well as the habitats where they can be found.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Ladybug
This competent site delves provides factual information related to appearance, diet, habitat, predators, interesting behavior, impact on the ecosystem, and collecting live ladybug beetles.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Underwood's Mastiff Bat
Underwood's mastiff bats have been seen roosting in hollow trees and under palm fronds, and have been captured in mist nets over pools of water in the desert, but little is known about their daytime roosting habits or about their winter...
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Ladybug
Learn fast facts, physiology, habitats, behaviors, and range of the ladybug.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Isabel Mc Cracken (1866 1955)
California native and entomologist Mary Isabel McCracken (1866-1955) was educated at Stanford University and taught there until her retirement in 1931. Her research encompassed work on a wide range of insects, including beetles,...