Arachnology
http://dns.ufsia.ac.be/Arachnology/Arachnology.html
If you want to know about Arachnology, the study of arachnids, spiders and their relatives, then go to this web page. An excellent resource to learn about arachnid taxonomy and classification. Great graphics of big hairy spiders.
The University of Michigan's Museum of
Zoology Animal Diversity Web
http://www.oit.itd.umich.edu:80/bio108/
This is an excellent resource for learning classification of animals! Includes all taxonomic nomenclature, descriptions of classifications, geographic range, natural history, conservation/ biodiversity, economic benefits, references, photographs and image sources. There is also a page where one can listen to frog calls and angry cries of the big brown bat. Included are U of M Bio 108 lecture notes and handouts. Good test questions for AP biology. Excellent resource for taxonomy!
BIOSIS
http://www.biosis.org/
The BIOSIS Home Page is an excellent taxonomy and nomenclature resource. "Users will find access to primary services for biologists, such as organism name and nomenclature related services being developed in conjunction with production of the Zoological Record."
The Cephalopod Page
http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/wood.html
The Cephalopod Page is a fantastic web site full of information of squid, octopi, and other mollusks. An excellent taxonomy resource that can be used to study classification. Great "kalamari" graphics!!
The Cyber Zoomobile
http://www.primenet.com/~brendel/index.html
The Cyber Zoomobile is an awesome site for all students to learn about animals. Good educational commentary is combined with hundreds of hyper-links, transforming ordinary text into visual images of animal behavior. "Learn about distribution, individual characteristics, life cycles, reproduction and sex, endangered species status and many other interesting aspects of life on our planet. Information "buttons" provide worldwide links to search engines; zoos and wildlife parks; animal related educational materials; scientific research; veterinary medicine; recreation and eco-tourism; mammals; fish; invertebrates; primates; dinosaurs; wildlife rescue and rehabilitation; classification and Federal and State Agencies."
The Diptera (Flies)
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~gjlramel/diptera.html
Learn all about the order Diptera at this web site. Good taxonomic resource for all the families of flies including water midges and mosquitos.
NMNH Virtual Tour of the Dinosaurs
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dino/tourfram.htm
