The material in this lecture is covered by a chapter in your Field Guide:

• The Structure of Insects p. 29

PowerPoint Presentation:

External Morphology

Video:

Life in the Undergrowth - Segment 1 - Invasion of the Land

General collecting

Demo: How to preserve small insects on paper points

Handout:

Our Island's Insects and Their Relatives

Insects of Micronesia

http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/iom.html

iNaturalist

http://iNaturalist.org

Short video on taxonomy

Presentation

Insect Biodiversity and Taxonomy

TED talk on beetles

Visit to UOG Insect Collection

Demo: Basic Insect Collecting and Preservation Techniques

Handed out nets, pins, killing jars, collection boxes

Demo: Proper Use of a Stereozoom Microscope

First Collecting Experience

changed again

After introducing ourselves, we watched a DVD entitled Insect.