| 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. |
| 3-D_Insects Virtual reality illustrations of various insects and arachnids. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Insect_Identification From Texas A&M Department of Entomology. Includes a field guide to common Texas insects and an image database. |
| Insect_Information Species-specific information sheets from the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC-Davis. Includes insect keys and glossary. |
| Insects_of_Alberta Photo gallery of insects found in Alberta, Canada by R. Bercha. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Stein\'s_Virtual_Insectary Images of some common insects in the eastern USA. |
| 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. |
| Gladiators__A_New_Order_of_Insect Scientific American article about the discovery of a new order of insect - Mantophasmatodea. (November, 2002) |
| 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. (March 28, 2002) |
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| Especiál_Gas_Inc___Hydrogen Numeric data, uses, and general information. |
| Hydrogen Data tables and historic information. |
| Hydrogen_Energies_and_Spectrum The Bohr model for an electron transition in hydrogen between quantized energy levels with different quantum numbers n yields a photon by emission with quantum energy. |
| It\'s_Elemental__Hydrogen Basic physical and historical information. |
| LANL__Hydrogen Brief reference on the element includes discussion of the sources of hydrogen, its current uses, and potential for new energy applications. |
| Lenntech__Hydrogen Physical data, chemical properties, health and environmental effects. |
| Visual_Elements__Hydrogen General and physical information, uses, and key isotopes. |
| Wikipedia__Hydrogen Properties of the element, including its history, applications, and characteristics. |
| ChemicalElements_com__Vanadium Basic information, atomic structure, and isotopes. |
| EnvironmentalChemistry_com__Vanadium Atomic structure, chemical and physical properties, and table of nuclides. |
| It\'s_Elemental__Vanadium Basic physical and historical information. |
| LANL__Vanadium History, sources, uses, and properties. |
| Lenntech__Vanadium Physical data, chemical properties, health and environmental effects. |
| USGS_Minerals_Information__Vanadium Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of the element (PDF format). |
| Vanadium Data tables and historic information. |
| Visual_Elements__Vanadium General and physical information, source, uses, key isotopes, and ionisation energies. |
| WebElements__Vanadium Extensive information on history, uses, occurrence, compounds, and properties of the element. |
| Wikipedia__Vanadium Properties of the element, including its history, applications, and characteristics. |
| Radiochemistry_of_Vanadium Full text of the monograph by J. L. Brownlee Jr. (Dept. of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan). [PDF] (December, 1960) |
| ChemicalElements_com__Chromium Basic information, atomic structure, and isotopes. |
| Chromium Data tables and historic information. |
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Amateur Entomologists' Society About us Membership Bug Club Publications Events Insects Shop Members Search: Insects What bug is this? Introduction to arthropods Identification services for AES members Identification services for non-members Key to adult insects The mystery fly Insect fact files Insects & Man Caresheets Become an entomologist Conservation Biodiversity & biological recording You are: Home > Insects > What bug is this? 
Face to face with the beetle Oedemera nobilis. If you have found an unknown insect (or other invertebrate) and would like to identify it then the AES can help you.There are roughly one million described species of insect and experts estimate that there are probably another five million species that are yet to be identified. If you combine that total with the millions of species of invertebrate that are not insects (e.g. spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, ticks etc.) you'll realise that no one person can ever be an expert in any more than a relatively small area. With that in mind the society provides information and two different identification services, one is for members of the society and the other is for non-members.This section includes: Introduction to arthropods - what are the differences between insects, spiders, centipedes etc. Identification services for AES members Identification services for non-members Key to adult insects - if you have found an adult insect this may help you identify it The Mystery Fly - an example of how experts identify insects If you think you know what your insect is, why not view information on that insect group?
