Find out the characteristics that makes a bug an insect with a workbook designed to inform scholars about the crawly creatures that live around us. Scholars complete an ant-themed word search, answer questions using a solution key,...

Historically, Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis has been difficult for many readers to grasp. From the difficult translation issues to the complex plot and themes, the novel's message and story can be lost when learners...

Are spiders related to crabs? Study the order of arthropods with a reading selection about animal diversity. It provides details about each class within the order, as well as vivid pictures and explanatory charts. 

This teacher's guide focuses on the smaller animals that inhabit our world: insects and spiders. These fascinating creatures provide young children many hands-on opportunities to learn about the diversity of living things, how living...

General information about insects is available. Identify an insect's anatomy, understand metamorphosis and the identification system.

Some facts about the monarch butterfly, which is the state insect of Texas.

The first section describes the general characteristics of the mosquito

This site provides a brief but concise description of this interesting insect. Grades 4-8.

Gives a basic explanation of the life cycle of a mosquito along with some facts about this insect.

Article on the types and function of larvae in the animal life cycle.

Not only is the Goliath beetle one of the largest of all scarab beetles, it is one of the the largest insects in the world! There are a few insects that may be longer, but the Goliath is probably larger and heavier. The Goliath beetle...

Gives a basic explanation of the four stages in the life cycle of a butterfly.