Monday, December 11, 2023

Jericho Insects by category (Butterflies, Bees, ....) AND Insect Field Guide Recommendations

Hot Links to iNaturalist Projects showing insects observed in Jericho, Vermont.

(See Insect Field Guide recommendations further below)



Let's share a goal of finding out how big life is!


Click on observations then just type in the organism you wish to view. 
Organisms examples: Ants, Bees, Beetles, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Crickets, Flies, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Grasshoppers, Hoverflies, Katydids, Lady Beetles, Moths, Spiders, (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies), Wasps, Amphibians, Snakes, Mammals, Trees, Plants. 

OR select from these links.

Wasps ( Order Hymenoptera, excluding Ants, Bees, and Sawflies)

Trees (by family excluding plants that are not trees)



On the right of "Leaderboard" select Observations, Species, or Observers to view where Jericho is in the ranking. 




What insect neighbors do you have in your yard?

HAPPY INVERTING!
Inverting (insect watching) is observing, 
experiencing the multitude, diversity 
and the daily going ons of LIFE.

Also, view:
INSECT GUIDES ONLINE










RECOMMENDED VIDEOS - recordings (YouTube)


BOOK FIELD GUIDES

OTHER INSECT BOOKS






More INSECT online LINKS (Descriptions are from the "Bug Squad" website)
  • Bug of the week. Written by "The Bug Guy," Michael J. Raupp, professor of entomology at the University of Maryland
  • Entomology Today The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines 
  • Bug Eric Get all information about insects, spiders, and other arthropods, focusing on North America north of Mexico. This is by Eric Eaton, principal author of Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America.
  • MYRMECOS - Little things matter. A personal blog by entomologist and photographer Alex Wild (Alex Wild is the curator of entomology at the University of Texas, Austin, and holds a doctorate in entomology from the University of California, Davis, where he studied with Phil Ward)
  • Wild about Ants. Roberta Gibson is an entomologist and writer/blogger. She holds a master's degree in Entomology from Cornell University where she studied carpenter ants.

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