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Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
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Walking with woodlice
A handy, simple and rough quide on the very common species trough the main characteristics on the pages of the Natural History Museum of London. Click on the "identification key". It's very good for beginners, I think.
There was also a survey on Isopod species in England, you can find info on the results, too.
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Tiger Beetles of West Virginia
Discussion of markings; pictures some of the most common West Virginia species including those with variant markings.
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Lady Beetle Keys - University of Minnesota
Keys to adults, pupae, and larvae of seven common lady beetle species. There are very few resources, in print or online, with larval keys, and I've never seen a pupal key before. Though limited in scope, it can be used to ID the most commonly-encountered species at all life stages.
Species list:
Adalia bipunctata, two-spotted lady beetle
Coleomegilla maculata, (pink) spotted lady beetle
Coccinella septempunctata, seven-spotted lady beetle
Cycloneda munda, polished lady beetle
Harmonia axyridis, multicolored Asian lady beetle
Hippodamia convergens, convergent lady beetle
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A Cicada Passage From Nymph To Adult
Here's a sequence of pictures of a cicada emerging from its shell.
Doug
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Natural History of Solitary Eumenine Wasps
Brief description of part of the life cycle of these wasps at Dr. Cowan's web site from Western Michigan University.
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Sucking Insects or Mites (USDA FOREST SERVICE GENERAL TECHNICAL REPORT NC-57)
"This category includes those insects that insert their mouthparts into a leaf or twig and suck the juices from the plant."
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 4 June, 2009 - 10:51pm |
A discussion of flashing patters of Photinus from the SE USA
Photos of a number of different species of Photinus together with a description of the falshing patterns of each.
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