Explore the fascinating stories of insects and the roles they play in our lives. Check out the photos and descriptions, learn how they help humans, find some great educational resources, and much more.

Five multiple-choice quiz questions covering insects and their relatives. Students have the opportunity to check their answers after submitting their results.

BillyBear4Kids.com is a great butterfly resource with links to butterfly cut-outs, flashcards, bookmarks, crafts, online games, and more. Scroll down for reproducibles.

A thorough site that provides a description of the characteristics of insects and then focuses on the insects of southeastern Michigan. Pictures, classification groupings, and sound clips of insects are included.

An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.

A very thorough look at the world of insects. This site examines the 32 orders of insects and gives a complete explanation of the characteristics of each order. Text is supplemented with pictures.

What is an instect? Kids learn about where and how bugs live. What is an arachnid?

The interactive tutorial examines entomophagy (insect-eating). Some examples of bugs you can eat are witchetty grubs, silkworm pupae, and grasshoppers. The activity consists of a printable version and interactive version.

Find out how to prevent, treat and deal with bug bites and stings in this article for teens. Includes links to additional information.

Students explore different types of insects as they help the curator organize the museum's insect collection and as they search for, examine, and capture new insects out in the field.

Milkweed bugs, as their name suggests, have a close relationship with the milkweed plant. The plant produces a milky sap, and toxic compounds, but somehow the milkweed bug is unaffected by them. Instead, it concentrates chemicals from...

Learn all about assassin bugs with this interesting fact page and pictures.

Here's an easy to use guide for identifying insects. All you have to do is click on the image that looks like your bug, then read all about it! There's lots of information about the insect; including food, life cycle, range, and habitat.

Detailed information about bed bugs: how to identify them, treating and preventing infestations, physical features, life cycle, and misconceptions about bed bugs. Includes links to additional resources. (Published: December 13, 2010)

A very comprehensive site that includes insect lesson plans for ages 3-18 and links to a syllabus, course material, activities, and related resources.

Read about all the work that bees do and why they are so important to humans. Includes audio narration in 15 additional languages with text in English.

Activity explores major segments of aquatic macroinvertebrates and differences between stages.

Shimon Steinberg looks at the difference between pests and bugs, and makes the case for using good bugs to fight bad bugs, avoiding chemicals in our quest for perfect produce. [15:20]

Teachers can download this teaching package that discusses insects and insect adaptations. Students will enjoy the hands-on activities described in the lessons. Teachers will appreciate the student handouts provided, as well as the list...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on social insects: honey bees, ants, and termites. A comprehension question set and vocabulary are provided.

Students learn what insects are, how they live, how they find food, how they defend themselves, and how they affect humans. Organized into several articles accompanied by high-quality photos and video, this online exhibit provides...

Museum site invites users to learn more about this tiny creature by providing them with information on what ants look like, where they are normally found and much more.

Museum site features the Cicada. Provides a comprehensive physical description as well as information as to where they are found and what they do.

The Bug Club for young entomologists offers answers to insect questions, a colorful newspaper, and invertebrate caresheets if you're interested in keeping bugs as pets.