Insects and Other Invertebrates Book

Introduction     4
Protists-Kingdom Protista
Single-Celled Life
Flagellates Amebas and Allies     6
Ciliates Malaria     7
Animals-Kingdom Animalia
Simple Animals
Sponges Hydrozoans     8
Jellyfish Sea Anemones     9
Corals Flatworms and Tapeworms     10
Beard Worms Ragworms and Allies     11
Earthworms Leeches     12
Insects and Allies-Phylum Arthropoda
Crickets and Grasshoppers
Katydids Crickets     13
Flies
Crane Flies Mosquitoes and Gnats     14
Horseflies and Deerflies Robber Flies     15
Hover Flies Small Fruit Flies     16
Bot and Warble Flies Dung Flies     17
Houseflies and Relatives Blow Flies     18
True Bugs
Water Striders Water Scorpions     19
Backswimmers Plant Bugs     20
Bedbugs Assassin Bugs     21
Stink Bugs Lanternflies     22
Spittlebugs Cicadas     23
Leafhoppers Whiteflies     24
Aphids Scale Insects     25
Beetles
Ground Beetles Diving Beetles     26
Soldier Beetles Fireflies     27
Jewel Beetles Ladybugs     28
Stag Beetles Long-horned Beetles     29
Scarab Beetles Weevils     30
Butterflies and Moths
Swallowtail Butterflies Whites     31
Brush-Footed Butterflies Morphos     32
Milkweed Butterflies Skippers     33
Sphinx Moths Giant Silkworm Moths     34
Tiger Moths Tussock Moths     35
Wasps, Ants, and Bees
Ichneumon Wasps Gall Wasps     36
Digger Wasps Ants     37
Social Wasps Leaf-Cutter Bees and Relatives     38
Mining Bees Honeybees and Relatives     39
Other Insects and Allies
Mayflies Dragonflies and Damselflies     40
Walkingsticks and Leaf Insects Earwigs     41
Termites Cockroaches     42
Mantids Stoneflies     43
Lice Lacewings and Relatives     44
Caddisflies Fleas     45
Centipedes Millipedes     46
Crustaceans
Water Fleas and Fairy Shrimps Barnacles     47
Mantis Shrimps Isopods     48
Shrimps and Prawns Lobsters and Crayfish     49
Hermit Crabs True Crabs     50
Spiders and Allies
Horseshoe Crabs Scorpions     51
Mites and Ticks Tarantulas     52
Funnel-Web Spiders Net-Casting Spiders     53
Crab Spiders Lynx Spiders      54
Sheet-Web Weavers Orb Weavers     55
Other Invertebrates
Mollusks
Limpets and Top Shells Whelks and Cone Shells     56
Sea Slugs Snails and Slugs     57
Oysters Nautiluses     58
Cuttlefish and Squids Octopuses     59
Spiny-Skinned Animals
Sea Lilies and Feather Stars Starfish, Brittle Stars, and Basket Stars     60
Sea Urchins Sea Cucumbers     61
Glossary     62
Further Reading/Web Sites     63
Index     63