Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Discuss the characteristics of insects. (See Activity Answer for more information.) Give each student a copy of the "Insects: Villains or Heroes?" student handout. Ask the class to brainstorm a list ...

McGavin and Kay use a scrapbook-style format to explore the diversity and habits of arthropods. Under the watch of a pop-up dragonfly, readers learn about the characteristics of insects, arachnids, ...

The terms "bug" and "insect" are commonly used interchangeably in everyday language, yet scientifically, they refer to distinct categories of creatures. Insects belong to the vast class Insecta, ...

Many people use 'bug' and 'insect' interchangeably. Scientifically, insects are a broad class. True bugs are a specific order within insects, known as Hemiptera. They have unique piercing-sucking ...