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Caterpillars
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Berkeley's Anise Swallowtail Caterpillars and Butterflies 
 With an emphasis on raising caterpillars, this personal Web site provides a clear explanation of the life cycle of the anise swallowtail butterfly. Features information about setting up a home environment for raising the butterflies, tips on caring for the caterpillars, and many photos illustrating the life cycle stages from egg through caterpillar and chrysalis to butterfly. http://www.berkeleyswallowtails.com/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Nov 10, 2009 Butterflies of Eastern Washington
This site offers information about butterflies and moths found in Eastern Washington state. It emphasizes the importance of creating butterfly gardens to take the place of natural habitats that have been destroyed. A chart lists Washington butterflies and the plants that they eat while in their caterpillar form. Illustrated with animated butterflies and color photographs, the site includes links and a short butterfly bibliography. From the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/region1/buttflys.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Sep 4, 2004 Caterpillars of the Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands
Describes varieties of caterpillars found in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington state, including body shape, colors, patterns, feeding, development, behavior, and natural enemies. Also offers information on collecting, rearing, photographing, and preserving caterpillars, as well as caterpillar naming and common families. From the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Department of the Interior. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/catnw/handle.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Aug 3, 2006 Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
Images of many types of beetles, butterflies, moths, caterpillars, cicadas, leafhoppers, flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, crickets, lice, ticks, and true bugs. There are also images of plants, plant diseases, and plant damage. Images have links to related articles in the online edition of Integrated Crop Management , a research publication of the university's entomology department. http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/ Topics: Biology, Gardening, Insects & Arachnids, Plants Last updated Aug 20, 2002 The Official Eric Carle Web Site
This site includes a complete list of books written or illustrated by Eric Carle, answers to frequently asked questions, biographical information, and the "Caterpillar Exchange," a place for teachers and librarians to post ideas about using Eric Carle's books with children. There are also previews of upcoming appearances and publications by this remarkable author and artist of picture books. http://www.eric-carle.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Insects & Arachnids, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Vegan Society: Silk Worm
This site describes commercial silk production, with a focus on the silkworms that are killed in the process. Discusses types of silk, and typical silk production in Thailand, China, and Japan. From an organization that promotes vegan lifestyles and seeks to exclude "all forms of exploitation of animals for food, clothing or any other purpose." http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/exploitation/silk_worm.php Topics: Animals, Communities & Groups, Industries, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jan 4, 2006 |
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