Students use their research skills to investigate the behavior and characteristics of a rainforest animal. After creating a diary entry, they illustrate the habits and life cycle of the animal. They write the diary entry from the point...

Third graders work together to lift and pass each other through a tire. They simulate time travel and decide on an object they would take with them through the time portal. They reflect on their experiences and consider the importance of...

Students examine the phenotypic variation within a natural population of a single species. They collect data on the species and analyze the data using statistical/spreadsheet software. Students interpret their results and present their...

Students answer the question, "How could citrus fruits be toxic to fruit flies when fruit flies live on fruit?" They conduct an investigation using four different citrus oils and fruit flies and analyze data collected.

Read about the effect a certain parasitic wasp can have on spiders. Includes video.

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.

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.

Complete resource guide for learning facts about wasps focusing on diet, habitat, prevention, and impact. Content includes details on the Bald-Faced Hornet, European hornet, and yellow jacket.

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.

This site, which is provided for by the Rice University, gives a description of the social aspects of the wasp colonies - division of labour.

If you have a problem or question about bees and wasps, this site can help provide some information. There are 13 different articles that can tell you about the insects and what you can do about them.

Colorful pictures display various types of insects. You can hear the correct Spanish pronunciation and see the correct spelling by holding your mouse over the picture.

Learn to recognize the difference between the different kinds of stinging insects in this matching game.

What is a Yellow Jacket Wasp? Kids learn about its habitat, how to identify, what it eats, and more.

Outstanding site that compliments an insect series on PBS. Interactive presentations include bee anatomy and honeybee hives. Includes interactive puzzles, teacher's guides, and formats for making insect masks.

What do you do if you a stung by a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket? This website explains what these insects leave behind on your skin and tells how you should treat stings. Also included is first-aid care for spider bites and tick...

An image of New Mexico Insects.

This informative site distinguishes harmful from nonharmful insects. Pictures supplement the text.

An image of New Mexico Insects.

An image of New Mexico Insects.

Bee, or honeybee, is the word many people use to describe any flying insect that has wings and a stinger. Take a look at this article to learn more about bees.

Describes how and why mimicry is exhibited by some insects. It also tells the advantages of such an adaptation as well as describes the various types of mimicry which may in fact be exhibited.

This site has interesting information about stings from different arthropods like bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, ants, caterpillars, spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes, and scorpions.

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.