Invertebrates

Diatomaceous Earth

Discovering Diatomaceous Earth To Use or Not to Use, That is The Question As Spring infestations of pests, fleas, and…

12 years ago

Dive Into Ants: Ant Teaching Resources

Ant Teaching Resources for Your Classroom Free and Low Cost Resources As many of you know, I lead a double…

12 years ago

Tardigrades: Introducing the Moss Piglet or Water Bear

Tardigrades: Learning About Water Bears and Resources for Teaching Tardigrades in Your Own Backyard! One of my favorite invertebrates is…

12 years ago

Dance of the Mating Leopard Slugs

Leopard Slug Mating is Well....Strangely Beautiful or "Ewwww, I Can't Look Away" So once in a while I have to…

12 years ago

Introduction to Identifying Brown Spiders

Identification Tips for Brown Spiders of the Eastern US Knowing What is and is Not A Brown Recluse or Wolf…

13 years ago

Journey North, a Powerful Teaching Tool for Educators

An Introduction to the Teaching and The Citizen Science Website Journey North Journey North is a Citizen Science Website That…

13 years ago

Killer Fifty Foot Cockroaches

Why There Are No Fifty Foot Cockroaches Sorry B-Flick Movie Lovers, 50 Foot Cockroaches Can't Really Exist! I absolutely adore…

13 years ago

Featured Crawly Critter: Black Widow Spiders

An Introduction to Black Widow Spiders Check Your Firewood Before Bringing It Inside Every year around this time I'm reminded…

13 years ago

Meet the Camel Cricket

Camel Crickets 101           Meet the Harmless Camel Cricket or Spricket How many times have you…

13 years ago

The Secret Life of Pill Bugs

The Quietly Understated Roly Poly (Photo: Flicker, common use by Frank Carey) One of the most common invertebrates you encounter…

13 years ago