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Insects of West Virginia - Thumbnail galleries assist in identification. Species pages typically include several photographs, plus life history information. This growing site currently focuses on Beetles, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Cicadas, Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, and Treehoppers.
Macro photo gallery - Macro photo gallery of insects, spiders and other arthropods.
Maine Forest Service Insect Collection - 54,000 specimens. Primarily specimens collected during MFS field work and serves as a reference collection of Maine forest insects.
Bee Removal in Sacramento - We do live bee removal and relocation of bees in the Sacramento Valley and Bay Area of California.
Colorado potato beetle bibliography - Over 700 references of peer-reviewed English-language publications on various aspects of the Colorado potato beetle biology and management. The references can be browsed by category or searched using keywords.
Colorado potato beetle website - Website dedicated to the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). Includes information on beetle biology, pest status, history, management options, insecticide resistance, as well as a searchable bibliography containing over 700 peer-reviewed English-language publications.
World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) - Includes all taxa described in the family from 1800 to 2000. 1,344 valid species group taxa and 124 genus-group taxa. World bibliography with 1,386 references (including biological, ecological, etc. references). Authors: ROHÁČEK, J.; MARSHALL, S.A.; NORRBOM, A.L.; BUCK, M.; QUIROS, D.I. & SMITH, I. Print version published 2001 by Slezské Zemské Muzeum, Opava, 414 pp.
Carabidae of the World - Database of Carabidae of the World, taxonomy, sinonimy, distribution, filter by country, pdf-library, image gallery, photo of type material, forum.
Eversmannia - Entomological Research in Russia and adjacent regions - A Russian-language entomological journal, some issues are available in pdf format.
Brown Recluse Spider - information, pictures and links - Information about the brown recluse spider and its ecology. The site is of scientific nature focusing on information from peer reviewed sources.

Video, by Taxonomic Group

Blattodea (cockroaches)

3-D Insects - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
Insects in Motion - Quicktime video clips of various insects showing feeding behavior and life stage development, including a bee stinging

Coleoptera (beetles)

3-D Insects - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
Beetle Science - Virtual labs, virtual beetles, videos, carbon dust illustrations, and interactive science features.
Picture Gallery Of Carabid Beetles - pictures and videos of beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae) from Europe.
World Educational Films - entomological videos documenting life histories and parasitic hymenoptera. Some clips available online

Diptera (flies)

3-D Insects - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
FlyView and FlyMove - a Drosophila image database, movies of developmental processes
Insects in Motion - - Quicktime video clips of various insects showing feeding behavior and life stage development, including a bee stinging
Mosquito Movies - hatching, emerging, biting

Homoptera (aphids, scale insects, leafhoppers, cicadas)

Cicada Mania - sightings, videos, sounds, and news

Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, bees)

3-D Insects - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
Bee Alert - using bees to assess environmental hazards. Online video cameras, electronic hive monitoring. Kids' section.
Insects in Motion - - - Quicktime video clips of various insects showing feeding behavior and life stage development, including a bee stinging
Social Behavior of Polistine Wasps - wasps were marked and videotaped. Students use observation skills to study animal behavior.
The Amazing Beecam - video feed from a beehive
WAXWeb - or the discovery of television among the bees. Not an entomological film, but with beekeeping theme.
World Educational Films - - entomological videos documenting life histories and parasitic hymenoptera. Some clips available online

Isoptera (termites)

3-D Insects - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.

Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths)

Insects in Motion - - - - Quicktime video clips of various insects showing feeding behavior and life stage development, including a bee stinging

Mantodea (mantids)

3-D Insects - - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
Insects in Motion - - - - - Quicktime video clips of various insects showing feeding behavior and life stage development, including a bee stinging

Neuroptera (lacewings, ant lions, dobsonflies)

Antlion Pit: A Doodlebug Anthology - a collection of resources related to the antlion. Videos of feeding behavior and metamorphosis. Antlions in culture

Odonata (dragonflies, damselflies)

Insects in Motion - - - - - - Quicktime video clips of various insects showing feeding behavior and life stage development, including a bee stinging

Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets)

3-D Insects - - - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
How Grasshoppers Jump - by W.J. Heitler

Phthiraptera (lice)

Head Lice Resources You Can Trust - Current, research-based information on head lice and their management. Reproduction-ready fact sheets and information on the video Removing Head Lice Safely. University of Nebraska

Siphonaptera (fleas)

3-D Insects - - - - - - - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.

General

Entomology education videos - includes QuickTime clip
Entomology Image Gallery - from Iowa State University
Forensic Entomology Lecture by Martin Hall - Martin Hall describing the usefulness of entomology in forensic investigation. Requires either Windows Media Player or Quicktime.
Thailand's Amazing Insects - over 1800 photographs of insects from Northern Thailand; audio files of insect sounds; video clips of insects in their natural surroundings; articles on insects in Thailand and Thai culture, the results of a survey on Thai people's attitudes to insects, insects in Thai proverbs, insects on Thai postage stamps