Invertebrates

A list of links to help you with your invertebrate zoology studies.




http://tinyurl.com/45cgscv This is a great place to get high quality photos of corals, earthworms, and several other invertebrates. The best part? They're free! 


http://tinyurl.com/4yk85z2 This site has a bunch of printouts for various arthropods. While the info is pretty basic, these still make great resources for reviewing general information/anatomy of inverts.

http://tinyurl.com/3l7e6jk This is an outline on invertebrates organized into the major Phyla and types of inverts. It's real claim-to-fame, however, are the great links it includes which will lead you to various informative resources.


http://tinyurl.com/ohx8b4 According to this site, this resource is an "online laboratory manual features original anatomical descriptions of 112 species for use in invertebrate zoology teaching or research laboratories in North America." It has an incredible amount of comprehensive and useful information on just about every major laboratory invertebrate used in universities.


http://tinyurl.com/6gtno2m This is another online invertebrate outline, but with a bit more information. It's a detailed yet condensed resource with hyperlinks that help navigate through the outline. It does mention figures in a textbook, but the information given about each figure makes it easy to understand what is being referred to.


http://tinyurl.com/3buhsje This is more of a summary of the major simple and complex invertebrates, but it makes a good resource for review right before an exam.


http://tinyurl.com/3m8kbec A great website with some really good (and free!) powerpoint presentations on invertebrates.


http://tinyurl.com/34pu2db A ton of good-quality photographs of a few classes of arthropods. These are great for use in presentations and also to make visual flashcards.


http://tinyurl.com/ybfkcyk This is a nice database of insects and spiders that allows you to search for species based on body color, state, etc. It also has some basic information on some of the more well-known groups of insects and spiders. This is a great resource for high school students doing bug or arachnid collections!


http://tinyurl.com/agkmrj A great online field guide for insects and spiders. This site also has field guides for mammals, reptiles, birds, butterflies, seashells...everything!


http://tinyurl.com/3gtcy4p Even more high-quaility photos! You can search by alphabetical list or major types of invertebrates. This site also has photos of mammals, birds, etc.


http://tinyurl.com/43h4mtb A great site for finding labeled photos of invertebrate dissections. 


http://tinyurl.com/3lxqjh4 This will definitely make grasshopper dissections a little easier! Great (though few) diagrams of grasshopper anatomy.


http://tinyurl.com/2bll7cn A very cool interactive grasshopper diagram! You can look at one system at a time, or several all at once. There's even an option to show and hide labels. This is great for studying and reviewing for a lab practical.


http://tinyurl.com/yexyrp9 This site also has an interactive diagram, but for the earthworm this time. You place the labels next to the external or internal structures and then check to see if you're correct. This is great for last minute quizzing before a practical!


http://tinyurl.com/ybvrcpq This has diagrams and photographs of earthworm dissections, making it a good resource for lab studies.


http://tinyurl.com/2f9t58d A site providing photographs of the major internal and external anatomy of the earthworm.


http://tinyurl.com/29xfabh This site has some really detailed diagrams and photos of crayfish dissections.


http://tinyurl.com/yabhzfu A much more comprehensive crayfish dissection site. You'll find diagrams and information, and is particularly well-suited for college biology classes.


http://tinyurl.com/36hoz8h Talk about detailed! This is a site containing comprehensive notes on invertebrate animals. This is probably best for college-level or AP Biology courses.


http://tinyurl.com/3t35w2g While there is some information regarding parasites, this page for Animal Planet's "Monsters Inside Me" is mainly a cool site with a bunch of creepy-crawlies. Enjoy!


http://tinyurl.com/y9ym2ma Another site for entertainment purposes. This Cracked.com article details the "7 Most Horrifying Parasites on the Planet" and is a good place to get information you can impress friends and family with! 


http://tinyurl.com/6kq78bc This video is a brief overview of a grasshopper dissection. While it won't replace an actual dissection experience, it's a good video to watch if you want to know what to look for before you start dissection. 


http://tinyurl.com/5suzbhd This is a great video to supplement a starfish dissection. The speaker is clear and the video itself is good quality with nice lighting and sound.


http://tinyurl.com/43u5gze A video covering a squid dissection. The speaker is very clear and steps through the major anatomical features of the squid. Since the video doesn't go into great detail, this would be great for high school biology students or university students looking for a summary of squid features.


http://tinyurl.com/3mmcphl A more detailed video of a squid dissection. Once again, the speaker is clear and goes at a nice pace through the anatomical features of the squid.


http://tinyurl.com/3ph6dyp This youtube user's channel has quite a few dissection videos that are very informative and clear. He has earthworm, crayfish, clam, and fetal pig footage, just to name a few.


http://tinyurl.com/3gf5n5n A video on the internal anatomy of the earthworm. This is a great resource to supplement your Oligochaeta dissections!