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- The world of a butterfly
- The transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly is one of nature's most amazing feats. These photographs show the development of an eastern black swallowtail butterfly from egg to larva to chrysalis to adult.
- Format: slideshow (multiple pages)
- Incredible insect mouths
- This lesson shows children that insects have different kinds of mouths. It also notes the kinds of foods that different insects eat. It is a hands-on experiment type of lesson in which the children act as insects and use different tools for their “mouths.”
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Kelly Stewart.
- Bugs, bugs, bugs
- This lesson integrates writing and the study of insects by creating an innovation to the text of the book How Many Bugs in a Box? by David A. Carter
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Vicki Rivenbark.
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Second larval instar
- The larva clings to the stem of a parsley plant. Although butterfly and moth caterpillars appear to have many legs, as insects, they have only six true legs -- visible here just behind the larva's head.
- Format: image
- Getting to know spiders
- This lesson is useful for helping students understand the differences between spiders and insects. They will also learn about a spider's particular body parts. Live spiders will be observed over the course of a few days to see how sound, light, and movement affect the spiders.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
- By Bree Welmaker.
- Venus flytrap
- In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 14
- Figure 13 shows the most famous rare plant of longleaf pine savannas, the Venus flytrap. These predatory plants capture and digest insects between the folds of their specialized leaves. You can see the comb-like extensions of the leaf edges that interface...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Pocosin wetland
- In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 6
- Our next two stops on this wetland tour will complete our visits to upland sites. You should consider yourself blessed that you can visit pocosins and pond pine woodlands by virtual means because they both are characterized by thick vegetation, wet and slippery...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Peacock butterfly
- Format: image/photograph
- Willet
- The willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmata) is a type of sandpiper whose common name derives from its call. Willets are large shorebirds that feed on insects, crustaceans, and plants.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Third larval instar
- The larva on a flowering parsley plant.
- Format: image/photograph
- Spiders and monarchs and bees, oh my!
- Exploring the world of insects and spiders can replace children's fear with fascination.
- By Linda Dow.
- Long-billed curlews
- The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large shorebird that gets its common name from its long, curved bill. It feeds on insects and crustaceans.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Third larval instar
- Thirteen days out of the egg, the larva is growing rapidly.
- Format: image/photograph
- Wasp larvae
- Photograph of a wasp nest. Some larvae are inside the nest; others are lying nearby.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Third larval instage
- Here, the larva's maturing structure is visible. The larva is now 10 days out of the egg.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Third larval instage
- Fourteen days out of the egg, the larva leaves its food source in search of a place to pupate (become a chrysalis).
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly
- A few hours after it emerges from the chrysalis, the butterfly's wings are dry, and it is ready to fly away.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Third larval instage
- As it grows, the larva is able to move easily from plant to plant in search of more food, as it does here.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly
- After emerging from the chrysalis, the butterfly must wait for its wings to dry before flying.
- Format: image/photograph
