the spinnerets of the common garden spider that are used to spin webs.

Spinnerets

the spinnerets of the common garden spider that are used to spin webs.

The mandibles of the common garden spider.

Mandible

The mandibles of the common garden spider.

Spider, with cocoon attached to spinnerets.

Spider

Spider, with cocoon attached to spinnerets.

Scorpions are found in warm climates, reaching their greatest size in tropical America and Africa.

Scorpion

Scorpions are found in warm climates, reaching their greatest size in tropical America and Africa.

The nighthawk is fit for catching insects on the wing by their very wide mouth, the gape extended far along each cheek, (Colton, 1903).

Nighthawk

The nighthawk is fit for catching insects on the wing by their very wide mouth, the gape extended far…

The grubs of the may beetle can be very destructive to turf.

May Beetle

The grubs of the may beetle can be very destructive to turf.

Butterflies are found throughout most of the world.

Butterfly

Butterflies are found throughout most of the world.

Silkworms are the larvae of moths that spin silken cocoons.

Silkworm

Silkworms are the larvae of moths that spin silken cocoons.

Silkworms are the larvae of moths that spin silken cocoons.

Silkworm

Silkworms are the larvae of moths that spin silken cocoons.

Spiders come in many shapes and sizes. Some are poisonous, while others are not.

Spider

Spiders come in many shapes and sizes. Some are poisonous, while others are not.

Some ants are poisonous.

Ant

Some ants are poisonous.

Bees form colonies in hives. There are different bees for different tasks.

Bee

Bees form colonies in hives. There are different bees for different tasks.

This spongy gall is found on various species of roses, and is produced by several insects as receptacles for their eggs. the larvae then feed upon the juices of the plant.

Gall

This spongy gall is found on various species of roses, and is produced by several insects as receptacles…

Spiders are distinct from insects by having four pairs of legs.

Spider

Spiders are distinct from insects by having four pairs of legs.

The migratory locust travels in enormous numbers and can devour fresh fields to devastation.

Locust

The migratory locust travels in enormous numbers and can devour fresh fields to devastation.

Beetles are members of the Coleopterans, the largest order of insects. They are distinguished by a hard pair of wings.

Beetle

Beetles are members of the Coleopterans, the largest order of insects. They are distinguished by a hard…

Beetles are members of the Coleopterans, the largest order of insects. They are distinguished by a hard pair of wings.

Beetle

Beetles are members of the Coleopterans, the largest order of insects. They are distinguished by a hard…

These wading birds mostly spend their time wading about in shallow water, feeding upon small fishes, shell-fish, worms and insects.

Heron

These wading birds mostly spend their time wading about in shallow water, feeding upon small fishes,…

The body is cylinder and divided by rings into thirteen segments. The smooth caterpillars don't have hair.

Smooth Caterpillar

The body is cylinder and divided by rings into thirteen segments. The smooth caterpillars don't have…

Caterpillars are an insect that is cylinder and is divided by rings into 13 segments. The hairy caterpillar is covered in long hairs.

Hairy Caterpillar

Caterpillars are an insect that is cylinder and is divided by rings into 13 segments. The hairy caterpillar…

Caterpillars are insects that are cylinder and are divided by rings into 13 segments. The spanner caterpillar has legs on the ends, rather than along the entire body. This creates an arch when moving.

Spanner Caterpillar

Caterpillars are insects that are cylinder and are divided by rings into 13 segments. The spanner caterpillar…

The glow worm is from the species serricorn beetles. Segments of their bodies are luminous, hence glow worms.

Glow Worms

The glow worm is from the species serricorn beetles. Segments of their bodies are luminous, hence glow…

Vespertilio Limnophilus. A bat of the Genus Vespertilio, which are small and numerous. They are voracious and devour an immernse quantity of insects.

Silesian Bat

Vespertilio Limnophilus. A bat of the Genus Vespertilio, which are small and numerous. They are voracious…

Vespertilio Discolor. A bat of the Genus Vespertilio, which are small and numerous. They are voracious and devour an immernse quantity of insects.

Particolour Bat

Vespertilio Discolor. A bat of the Genus Vespertilio, which are small and numerous. They are voracious…

Gulliver being pestered by giant flies during the summer at Brobdingnag.

Giant flies

Gulliver being pestered by giant flies during the summer at Brobdingnag.

A cross-section of wood infested with insects.

Infested Wood

A cross-section of wood infested with insects.

"<em>B. vulgaris</em> is twenty-two inches long, the head is large and the body heavy. Above, the color is chocolate-brown; grayish-white beneath. Its flight is low, and much of its time is spent in sitting on trees, in wooded districts, awaiting its prey, which consists of small quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, insects, and earthworms." &mdash Goodrich, 1859

Common Buzzard of Europe

"B. vulgaris is twenty-two inches long, the head is large and the body heavy. Above, the color…

A small bird with a large mouth, which preys primarily on small insects.

European Goat-Sucker

A small bird with a large mouth, which preys primarily on small insects.

The foot of a goat-sucker, with a distinctively longer middle toe, believed to be used for either grasping insects or combing its whiskers.

Foot of a Goat-Sucker

The foot of a goat-sucker, with a distinctively longer middle toe, believed to be used for either grasping…

A pair of Chuck-Will's-Widows, which feed primarily on small insects.

Chuck-Will's-Widow

A pair of Chuck-Will's-Widows, which feed primarily on small insects.

Found in America, Mexico and the West Indies, this species averages nine to ten inches in length and subsists mostly on a diet of insects.

Night Hawk

Found in America, Mexico and the West Indies, this species averages nine to ten inches in length and…

The common roller, which subsists on a diet of fruits and insects. It builds its nests in the holes of trees, or sometimes in the banks of rivers.

Common Roller

The common roller, which subsists on a diet of fruits and insects. It builds its nests in the holes…

The black-banded dacelo, found around the Cape of Good Hope. They are known for feeding on earthworms, larvae, and insects, instead of fish.

Black-Banded Dacelo

The black-banded dacelo, found around the Cape of Good Hope. They are known for feeding on earthworms,…

The namaqua bee-eater, native to Western Africa. Its diet consists of insects, particularly bees and wasps, hence its namesake.

Namaqua Bee-Eater

The namaqua bee-eater, native to Western Africa. Its diet consists of insects, particularly bees and…

A small, quick moving bird which feeds on insects.

Common European creeper

A small, quick moving bird which feeds on insects.

Common throughout Europe, the European wren frequents hedges, gardens and bush places. They feed primarily on insects.

Common European Wren

Common throughout Europe, the European wren frequents hedges, gardens and bush places. They feed primarily…

The collared fly-catcher, a bird which feeds on insects and the occaisional small vertebrate.

Collared Flycatcher

The collared fly-catcher, a bird which feeds on insects and the occaisional small vertebrate.

Also known as the pewee fly-catcher, the phoebe bird feeds mostly on small insects.

Phoebe

Also known as the pewee fly-catcher, the phoebe bird feeds mostly on small insects.

Black with a yellow bill, the blackbird feeds mostly on larvae, snails, worms, insects, and fruits.

Blackbird

Black with a yellow bill, the blackbird feeds mostly on larvae, snails, worms, insects, and fruits.

The American Robin (known as the migratory thrush among naturalists) feeds on small insects and various berries.

American Robin

The American Robin (known as the migratory thrush among naturalists) feeds on small insects and various…

The black dipper, also known as the European water-ousel, feeds on small shellfish and insects.

Black Dipper

The black dipper, also known as the European water-ousel, feeds on small shellfish and insects.

Also known as the titlark, the meadow pipit prefers to live on steep and arid slops, subsisting on a diet of insects, worms, and slugs.

Meadow Pipit

Also known as the titlark, the meadow pipit prefers to live on steep and arid slops, subsisting on a…

The great titmouse feeds on seeds and small insects, such as flies.

Great Tit

The great titmouse feeds on seeds and small insects, such as flies.

The whinchat is a migratory European bird, which subsists on a diet of worms, insects, small shell-mollusks, worms, and berries.

Whinchat

The whinchat is a migratory European bird, which subsists on a diet of worms, insects, small shell-mollusks,…

The bluebird feeds on a diet of insects and spiders in the summer and berries in the winter. It usually makes its nest in the hollow limb of a tree or on the rail of a fence.

Bluebird

The bluebird feeds on a diet of insects and spiders in the summer and berries in the winter. It usually…

The scarlet tanager (also known as the black-winged summer redbird, or fire bird) feeds on insects, wasps, hornets, wild bees, beetles, and some berries

Scarlet Tanager

The scarlet tanager (also known as the black-winged summer redbird, or fire bird) feeds on insects,…

Often found among human settlement, the common sparrow of Europe's diet consists of seeds, insects, caterpillars, young vegetables, and soft fruits.

Common Sparrow of Europe

Often found among human settlement, the common sparrow of Europe's diet consists of seeds, insects,…

Resembling a starling, the rose-colored pastor can often be found living in the vicinity of livestock, where it mounts their backs and eats the insects imbedded in their hair.

Rose-Colored Pastor

Resembling a starling, the rose-colored pastor can often be found living in the vicinity of livestock,…

Known in Virginia as the old-field lark, the meadow-lark is a migratory bird that feeds on insects and seeds.

Meadowlark

Known in Virginia as the old-field lark, the meadow-lark is a migratory bird that feeds on insects and…

The boblink ranges from Mexico to Canada, feeding on small insects.

Boblink

The boblink ranges from Mexico to Canada, feeding on small insects.

The European jay is common through Europe, feeding on vegetables and fruits, as well as on insects and worms.

European Jay

The European jay is common through Europe, feeding on vegetables and fruits, as well as on insects and…

Greatly resembling the common crow, the rook is approximately nineteen inches in length and feeds on insects and worms.

Rook

Greatly resembling the common crow, the rook is approximately nineteen inches in length and feeds on…

Also known as the red-legged crow, the chough is about sixteen inches in length, feeding on insects, berries, and grain.

Chough

Also known as the red-legged crow, the chough is about sixteen inches in length, feeding on insects,…

Chiefly making its habitat in Northern Europe, the great black woodpecker uses its long, sharp bill to bore into trees in search of insects.

Great black Woodpecker

Chiefly making its habitat in Northern Europe, the great black woodpecker uses its long, sharp bill…

The most common type of woodpeckers found in the United States, the red-headed woodpecker feeds on various fruits, as well as insects that inhabit the trees it frequents.

Redheaded Woodpeckers

The most common type of woodpeckers found in the United States, the red-headed woodpecker feeds on various…

"A small, pretty, mouse-like animal, about three inches long, having a rostrated or beak-shaped snout, wth a long prehensile tail. It lives on insects and the nectar of flowers, and is found in the Swan River country, Australia." &mdash; S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Rostrated Tarsipede

"A small, pretty, mouse-like animal, about three inches long, having a rostrated or beak-shaped snout,…

The common partridge of Europe, or gray partridge, is found throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its diet consists of grains, seeds, tender herbage, and insects.

Common Partridge of Europe

The common partridge of Europe, or gray partridge, is found throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its…

Also known as the apteryx, the kiwi bird posses a long, slender bill, which it uses for feeding on insects at night.

Kiwi

Also known as the apteryx, the kiwi bird posses a long, slender bill, which it uses for feeding on insects…

Also known as the waterhen, the moorhen lives around rivers and lakes, feeding on worms, insects, mollusca, and seeds.

Moorhen

Also known as the waterhen, the moorhen lives around rivers and lakes, feeding on worms, insects, mollusca,…

Distinguished by a long, slender bill which curves downward, the curlew feeds mostly on worms, slugs, small testaceans, and insects.

Curlew

Distinguished by a long, slender bill which curves downward, the curlew feeds mostly on worms, slugs,…