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Insects are invertebrates that are taxonomically referred to as the class Insecta. They are the most numerous and most widespread terrestrial taxon within the phylum Arthropoda. Insects are the most diverse group of animals on the earth, with around 925,000 species described—more than all other animal groups combined. Insects may be found in nearly all environments on the planet, although only a small number of species have adapted to life in the oceans where crustaceans tend to predominate.

There are approximately 5,000 dragonfly species, 2,000 praying mantis, 20,000 grasshopper, 170,000 butterfly and moth, 120,000 fly, 82,000 true bug, 350,000 beetle, and 110,000 bee and ant species described to date. Estimates of the total number of current species, including those not yet known to science, range from two to thirty million, with most authorities favoring a figure midway between these extremes. Adult modern insects range in size from 555 mm (see Phobaeticus serratipes) to 0.139 mm (see Dicopomorpha echmepterygis)

The study of insects (from Latin insect, meaning "cut into sections") is called entomology, from the Greek εντομος, also meaning "cut into sections" .

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3-D Insects - Virtual reality illustrations of various insects and arachnids.

About Insects - Information about Australian insects from CSIRO Entomology. Includes fact sheets and other educational materials.

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Bugbios Entophiles - Stunning insect macrophotography from California, Ecuador, and Brazil with informative descriptions.
Meta Description: [ Stunning insect macrophotography combined with informative descriptions. Browse through the database and develop a respect and appreciation for these extraordinary animals. ]

500 BugPeople - Images and notes of insects in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
Meta Description: [ 'Exploring California Insects' designs client solutions for science and technology enrichment. One method is to engage client stakeholders in the collaborative development of web-based field guides through workshops, insect collecting study tours and eMentoring online. Custom workshops are availa... ]

Butterflies and Dragonflies of Sri Lanka - Information about butterflies, dragonflies, and other insects in Sri Lanka and their ecology.
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Cedric's Insects - Includes a list and photos of the mantids, beetles, and stick insects he's cared for.

Class Insecta - Philip Myers's introduction from the Animal Diversity Web.

Compendium of Hexapod Classes and Orders - Systematic and alphabetic list with detailed information on all the insect orders. From John R. Meyer's North Carolina State University Entomology class site.

404 Dave Britton's Insect Photos - Images of butterflies, moths, and other insects, mainly from Australia.

Forestry Images - Insects - Large collection of imagery related to North American forest insects. Topics include organisms, life stages, eggs, and damage caused. Browse by taxonomic order or by other categories (such as foliage feeders, gallmakers, stinging insects, and predators).
Meta Description: [ Forestry Images: Forest Health, Natural Resources and Silviculture Photos with pictures of insects, diseases, trees, plants, weeds, ecosystems, fire, ecology, other pests and wildlife. ]

Frequently Asked Questions About Insects - Information about a wide variety of commonly encountered insects found in California, with links to resources and photos. From the University of California.

404 Gladiators: A New Order of Insect - Scientific American article about the discovery of a new order of insect - Mantophasmatodea.
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Insect Identification - From Texas AM Department of Entomology. Includes a field guide to common Texas insects and an image database.
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404 Insect Information - Species-specific information sheets from the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC-Davis. Includes insect keys and glossary.

404 Insectisite - Pictures of insects and spiders of the Netherlands.

Insects of Alberta - Photo gallery of insects found in Alberta, Canada by R. Bercha.
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Insects of Russia - Information about insects from the former USSR, including type locality, synonyms, range, distribution and variation, taxonomic notes, habitat and biology, similar species, and photos of adults.

Iowa State Entomology Image Gallery - Extensive collection of insect images.

New Insect Order Found in Southern Africa - Description and image of an insect discovered in Namibia that resembles a cross between a stick insect, a mantid, and a grasshopper.
Meta Description: [ For the first time in 87 years, researchers have discovered an insect that constitutes a new order of insects. Dubbed "the gladiator" (for the recent movie), the new insect is described as a cross between a stick insect, a mantid, and a grasshopper. ]

Nomina Insecta Nearctica - Checklist of the approximately 90,000 species of insects of North America north of Mexico, subdivided by Order and Family.

Pan Photo - Photographs of European and North American insects categorized by activities and by classification.
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Stein's Virtual Insectary - Images of some common insects in the eastern USA.
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Thailand's Amazing Insects - Photographs from the forests near Chiang Mai, sounds, articles, edible insects, Thai attitudes to insects, insects in Thai proverbs and postage stamps, links, butterfly checklists, and resources.
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