Learn More About Your Favorite Insect


These are insect specific web sites.

Bees, Wasps and Ants

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Beetles

  • Beetles  Beetle
    Pictures, directories, discussions, etc. about beetles!
  • Beetle Science 
    Examine beetle time lines, videos, interaction with other life, 360 degree views and carbon dust illustrations.
  • Southern Pine Beetle in Florida
    Information about this beetle and the damage it can cause.
  • Tiger Beetles of Florida
    Information about this common beetle.

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Butterflies

  • Butterfly Basics
    Gulf Fritillary ButterflyAll you ever wanted to know about butterflies.  This is a great site for teachers, parents, and children alike.
  • Butterflies of North America 
    This site gives lots of specifics about butterflies and moths from in the North America, including distribution maps, photos, species accounts and checklists.
  • The Butterfly Website
    This is a must visit site for butterfly lovers. It has anything and everything you could possibly want.
  • Children's Butterfly Site 
    A wide range of butterfly information.
  • Florida Wildflowers and Butterflies
    Multiple ways to search for information about the 50 most common native wildflowers and butterflies in Florida
  • Monarch Watch  
    monarch butterflyBrimming with activities and information about monarchs from kindergarten class projects to a complete scientific bibliography of monarch literature.

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Flies and Antlions

  • Antlion Pit       
    The Antlion Pit is a collection of resources related to the fascinating antlion, or "doodlebug."  
  • Antlion Safari 
    Learn all about antlions. There are great videos about the antlion with a guy doing a “Crocodile Hunter” accent. Kids can even earn money by collecting antlions.
  • Mosquito Information WebsiteMosquito
    This site is all about mosquitoes and their impact on Florida,
  • Robber Flies  
    Learn everything you might want to know about robber flies from ID to art.

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Other Insects

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Other Cool Creepy-Crawlies

We know you love more than just insects.  Here are some links to sites about arachnids and other arthropods.

  • Doug's Tarantula Page 
    Red tale tarantulaThis is one of the most complete sites for those of you who love tarantulas, too!  It has links to breeders and tons of other tarantula sites. Plus, online articles about everything from caring for your first tarantula to tarantula legends.
  • Scorpions 
    Learn more about scorpions and how they live.
  • The Tarantula's Burrow 
    Spiders, Scorpions, and Stick Insects

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