Outside Links

All-Purpose Arthropod Sites

The Urban Entomology Program -- all about termites and other wood pests.
Steve Hoffmann's Photography -- close-ups of spiders, mantids, wasps, bees ....
Tiger Beetle World -- tiger beetles of North America.
Cactus Bees
Spineless Wonders
Bugs in Cyberspace -- lots of pictures of arthropods from Arizona, as well as exotics from around the world.
Outhouse Exhibit Services
Sibley Nature Center - Llano Estacado region of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
What's That Bug? Great site for bug ID info.

Arachnids

The Home Page of David B. Richman -- Devoted to Arachnida.
"Arachnodata" -- information center on scorpions and other arachnids.
Spider Conservation Links
American Tarantula Society
The Tarantula's Nest
Bird Spiders
The Arachnology Home Page is a website with 2000 links to sites about spiders and other arachnids.

Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Save the Pine Bush -- help save the Karner Blue habitat
The Butterfly Farmer -- raising butterflies for a living in Costa Rica.
Butterflies and Moths in Denmark -- Lepidopterological Society, Copenhagen.
Moths of North America -- state by state (pick from map).
North American Butterfly Association
Los Angeles Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association
South Carolina Butterfly Project
SouthEast Arizona Butterfly Association
The Butterfly Farmers/Butterfly Barn Originals -- New site!
Sophia M. Sach's Butterfly House
The Butterfly House of Whitehouse
Neartica - a photographic checklist of North American butterflies

(Not) Just for Kids

"Minibeast World of Insects and Spiders" -- for kids and educators.
Childrens Butterfly Site
Koday's Kids Amazing Insects!

Ants, Bees and Wasps (Hymenoptera)

Myrmecology -- introduction to ants, with close-ups.
Ant Morphology -- ultra close-ups of ant parts.
The Ant Farm
The Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, Arizona

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Coleoptera -- This is an extensive site on beetles.
Beetle-Experience.com - pictures, sounds and information on some of America's largest and most interesting beetles.

Where to Find More Entomological Links

BioPark --International BioPark Foundation
Neehow,--biology-focused search engine and link list, maintained in China.
Field and Forest Company
Entomological Society of America
Midwest Biological Control News
Graduate Studies In Entomology --at Montana State University- Bozeman
Clemson University Arthropod Collection
Insects on the Web. --Bug Bios. Lots of images, and interesting articles.
Journey North --A global study of wildlife migration
Iowa State Entomology --Index of Internet Resources
Scientific Reference Resources --Over 1500 scientific organizations listed
Enature --Features a searchable database of the 288 most popular insect and spiders in North America.
The Green Spot, Ltd.--Distributor of biological pest control agents and IPM supplies.

Just for Fun

Dion Wright, Metal Sculptor
3D Shirts Very impressive realistic images (they look like they are really sitting on your shirt) that are hand painted and individually signed.
Rocking "J" Leather produces exclusive, hand crafted leather items of all kinds and specializes in natural history and insect subjects.

Equipment for Studying Arthropods

The Discovery Scope,--a cool tool for bugwatching.
BioQuip Products:--Entomology supplies from A to Z.

Educational Services, Materials, Gifts and Travel

Project InSECT --International Spectrum of Enormous Crawling Things. A traveling art and science exhibition that's really BIG!
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Kathy's Critters,--critter shows with pizzazz.
Tons of Bug Toys--really cool toys!
Minibeast Merchandise Mall,--of the Young Entomologists' Society.
University of Arizona Center for Insect Science Education Outreach,--free K-3 lesson plans that use live insects as teaching tools.
Creepy Crawly Zoo
North Dakota State University
Eco Travels
The Discovery Scope --A cool tool for bugwatching.
BioQuip Products:--Entomology supplies from A to Z.
The Nature Pavilion Gift Shop--neat nature gift shop.
Nectranda Institute

Deserts

The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park -- a non-profit organization that deals with ecology, biology, and other aspects of the Chihuahuan desert.

Fellow Members of the Tucson Association of Museums

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center
Center for Creative Photography
Flandrau Science Center
International Wildlife Museum
Pima Air and Space Museum
Reid Park Zoo
Tucson Botanical Gardens
Tucson Children's Museum
Tucson Museum of Art
U of A Mineral Museum
U of A Museum of Art

Museums, Zoos and National Parks

The Phoenix Zoo
Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Saguaro National Park
The National Museum of Natural History
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
American Museum of Natural History
Western National Parks Association
Insectarium de Montréal
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Insect Division

Organizations

Arizona Game and Fish Department
US Fish & Wildlife Service
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Organization of Biological Field Stations -- SASI is a member
Arizona Nature Conservancy
Tucson Herpetological Society
Young Entomologists' Society
National Academy of Science
Rainforest Action Network Home Page
The Arizona Native Plants Society
The Linnean Society of London
Journey North
Arid Climate Plants
Xerces Society

University of Arizona Sites

University of Arizona
Biology Learning Center, University of Arizona
Entomology, University of Arizona
Flybrain
Butterflies and Moths of Southeastern Arizona
The Tree of Life
University of Arizona
Office of Arid Lands Studies
Desert Discovery
Yavapai County Cooperative Extension Horticulture

Newspapers, Magazines and Publishers

Arizona Daily Star
CNN Interactive
Elsevier
E/The Environmental Magazine
Science