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Arthropods
Invertebrates belonging to the largest phylum of animals, Arthropoda, with an exoskeleton, segmented bodies, and jointed appendages, including many subphyla and classes, such as insects, crustaceans, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders, centipedes, millipedes, and the extinct trilobites.
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Arachnids (1 items)
Crustaceans (9 items)
Horseshoe crabs (1 items)
Insects (20 items)
Trilobites (1 items)
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26th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop [New Window]
Workshop with papers on diseases, treatment, disease resistance, and immunology of fish, shrimp, corals, and lobsters.
Apoidea -- Bees and Sphecid Wasps [New Window]
Guide to the identification, biology, and ecology of bees and sphecid wasps, mostly in eastern North America.
PDF Beyond the Golden Gate--oceanography, geology, biology, and environmental issues in the Gulf of the Farallones [New Window]
A geologic and oceanographic study of the waters and Continental Shelf of Gulf of the Farallones adjacent to the San Francisco Bay region. The results of the study provide a scientific basis to evaluate and monitor human impact on the marine environment.
Biological resource status and trends: Coleoptera (beetles) [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Coleoptera (beetles)
Biological resource status and trends: Crustaceans [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Crustaceans
Biological resource status and trends: Diptera (flies) [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Diptera (flies)
Biological resource status and trends: Ephemeroptera (mayflies) [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Ephemeroptera (mayflies)
Biological resource status and trends: Hymenoptera (bees and wasps) [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Hymenoptera (bees and wasps)
Biological resource status and trends: Insects [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Insects
Biological resource status and trends: Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Butterflies and moths of North America [New Window]
Information on species of butterflies in North America with photos, checklists, distribution maps, aids to identification, and references.
Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of the United States [New Window]
Manual on dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata), with links to photo thumbnails, checklists, distribution maps, and other Odonata information.
Early Paleozoic biochronology of the Great Basin, western United States [New Window]
Publication (PDF format) in three parts on the biostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy of the Ibexian Series in the North American Ordovician, with sections on the southern Egan Range, Nevada and the biostratigraphy of the eastern Great Basin.
Free-living and parasitic copepods (including Branchiurans) of the Laurentian Great Lakes [New Window]
Manual of taxonomic keys, location, and descriptive details of free-living and parasitic copepods in the Great Lakes. Viewing requires screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or above.
Insects, arachnids, & annelids [New Window]
Website for links to USGS and non-USGS websites with information on insects, arachnids, and annelids suitable for students and arranged by grade levels.
Mayflies of the United States [New Window]
Links to checklists and species maps showing the distribution of mayflies in the United States with links to other information websites on mayflies and reference list.
Moths of North America [New Window]
Homepage for information on moths of North America with life history and habitats, photos, checklists, distribution maps, submitting new county records, identification tips, common questions, and references.
National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) West Nile Virus Project [New Window]
National Wildlife Health Center study of the West Nile Virus to learn the current geographic extent, to understand how the virus moves between birds, mosquitoes, and humans, and to predict future movements of the virus.
Nonindigenous Plants and Animals Program [New Window]
Brief descriptions of programs of research on aquatic nonindigenous plants and animals at the Florida Integrated Science Center with links to descriptions, videos, posters, and reports on various exotic plant and animals species.
Nonindigenous aquatic species alert system [New Window]
Reports indicating locations where non-indigenous aquatic organisms have been collected. Includes RSS feed you can subscribe to.
Paleontological analyses [New Window]
Links to USGS capabilities in paleontological analyses of fossils such as mollusks, diatoms, palynomorphs, ostracodes, calcareous nannofossils, etc. Includes descriptive information, technique, equipment, and contacts for each fossil group.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center monitoring program [New Window]
Entry to biomonitoring projects studying the status and trends of the nation's environmental resources and programs studying amphibians and birds. Links to long-term programs, resources and references, and related links.
Pollinators [New Window]
News and references about domesticated and wild bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats and other animals that play a crucial role in the pollination of flowering plants.
Pollinators, plants, and prosperity [New Window]
Six short news articles about ecological problems faced by pollinator species in various parts of the US. Taken from "People, Land, and Water", the newsletter of the Department of the Interior.
Salvinia molesta, Salvinia weevil, Salvinia minima [New Window]
Life history and identification of Salvinia species, a floating, rootless tree fern and a noxious aquatic weed. Site includes posters, instructions on submitting sightings, how to subscribe to a listserv on the weed, and a bibliography.
Stoneflies of the United States [New Window]
Links to checklists and species maps showing the distribution of stoneflies in the United States with links to other information websites on stoneflies and reference list.
Tiger beetles of the United States [New Window]
Links to checklists and species maps showing the distribution of tiger beetles in the United States with links to photographs, other information websites on invertebrates, and reference list.
PDF Toxicity and bioavailability of metals in the Missouri River adjacent to a lead refinery [New Window]
Report (PDF format) on an evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of contaminated ground water from a metals refinery adjacent to the Missouri River in Omaha, Nebraska testing water and sediments for contaminants and toxicity.
West Nile virus [New Window]
Informational site provides links to data, news updates, information, and maps related to outbreaks of the West Nile virus and mosquito-borne encephalitis in the United States.
Whales and walrus: tillers of the seafloor [New Window]
Report on sea floor marks in the Northeast Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea that were identified as pits and furrows caused by whales and walruses in the process of feeding on bottom crustaceans.


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