Insects,Arachnids (spiders, mites, ticks and scorpions),Crustaceans (crabs, lobsters
shrimps and woodlice),Centipedes,Millipedes,Worms,Molluscs with shells (snails and
shellfish),Molluscs without shells (jellyfish, slugs and octopus).
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk
Protozoa,Porifera,Coelenterata,Platyhelminthes,Nematoda,Rotifera,Polyzoa,Annelida,Arthropods.
http://www.broadwaters.fsnet.co.uk/inverteb.htm
http://www.seasky.org/reeflife/sea2.html
Reef life including definitions and pictures of all invertebrates, fish, etc.
All About Nature: Invertebrates
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/invertebrates/index.shtml
Marine Invertebrates
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/marinver.htm
Echinoids: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/echinoids/
A site containing information about sea urchins, a "major group of marine
invertebrates with a long fossil record." In addition to basic information such as
how they live,feed, and reproduce, there is also an alphabetic listing of their taxa. Each
entry contains diagnostic features, distribution, which species are included, and
additional remarks. There is information about the morphology or anatomy of sand dollars
and heart-urchins as well as regular echonoids. Additionally, there is a key to the
families and genera of Echinoidea. From The Natural History Museum, London.
Snails and Sea Slugs: Molluscs
http://www.austmus.gov.au/science/division/invert/mal/index.htm
major invertebrate phyla
http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/science/invertebrates.html
Invertebrates: Starfish,Clams,Lobsters, Worms, Sponges,Octopus, Squid, Coral
http://www.seaworld.org/animal_bytes/animal_bytes.html
INVERTEBRATES - GENERAL
Tree of Life - Metazoa (Animals)
http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
Who are the invertebrates? Follow the family tree of invertebrates, from arthropods and
echinoderms to mollusks and porifera. Discover how invertebrates are related and find
facts and photos for distinct invertebrate phyla.
University of California Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu
From the UCMP homepage, choose Animals from the Online Exhibits. Explore this informative
introduction to the inveretebrate world to find out what makes each phylum unique.
Canadian Museum of Nature
http://www.nature.ca
From Research and Collections, choose Global Diversity to find portraits of interesting
invertebrates.
WORMS:
USDA Nematology Lab Home Page
http://sun.ars-grin.gov/ars/Beltsville/barc/psi/nem/home-pg.html
In basic information about nematodes, see a detailed diagram of a nematode’s body,
information on how worms feed, and a method for extracting worms from soil samples.
American Museum of Natural History Expeditions
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/expeditions/blacksmokers/life_forms.html
Select Life Forms to explore the tubeworms and other creatures that dwell near deep sea
hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean.
MOLLUSKS:
In Search of Giant Squid
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html
Videoclips, diagrams, and photographs.
Jeff's Nudibranch Site
http://divegallery.com/
Features sea slugs and images of other ocean invertebrates including corals, sea fans, sea
cucumbers, and crinoids, or feather stars.
OCEAN INVERTEBRATES
Long Beach Aquarium
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/
Search by animal group or by ecosystem.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.mbayaq.org
Use Find It for a searchable list of marine invertebrates.
Ocean Link
http://oceanlink.island.net
Choose Ocean Info.
About Lobsters
http://octopus.gma.org/lobsters/index.html
INSECTS and SPIDERS
The Wonderful World of Insects
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html
Information includes insect ecology, taxonomy, images and other links.
Minibeast World of Insects and Spiders
http://members.aol.com/YESedu/welcome.html
Profiles of spiders, insects, centipedes, scorpions, and other arthropods. Other topics
include insect classification, ecology, trivia, folklore, and careers in entomology.
Nova Online: Tales from the Hive
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees
Bees
Digital Dragonfly Museum
http://stephenville.tamu.edu/~fmitchel/dragonfly
Photo gallery sorted by species. In Life History, data on the life cycle, behavior, and
cultural significance of dragonflies and damselflies.
Spiders of North-West Europe
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/spidhome.htm
Spider anatomy, venom, and reproduction. How a spider spins a web and properties of spider
silk.
Mosquito Biology and Control
http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/njmos.htm
Mosquito anatomy, behavior, and life cycle through diagrams and video clips. Other facts
that are interesting also.
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://www.yucky.com
Earthworms and roaches. Facts and video.
Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/default.html
Images and some movie clips of insects. PLEASE note the IMAGE USE POLICY before using
photos in your project! From a gallery page, choose Insect Notes for insect information,
or select Insect Zoo to view the Live Bug exhibit.
EMAIL AN EXPERT:
Ocean Link
http://oceanlink.island.net
Ask a marine scientist.
Bugnet - The Insect Question Page
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/mailinglist/bugnet/question.html