BiSc 317 Insect Biology

Instructor: Dr. Gerhard Gries <mailto:gries@sfu.ca>

Teaching Assistants:Nathan Woodbury <mailto:newoodbu@sfu.ca> ;

Bekka Brody <mailto:bbrodie@sfu.ca>

Antonia Musso mailto aem2@sfu.ca

Technician: Steve Halford <mailto:halford@sfu.ca>

Nathan's 317 webpage: http://ca.geocities.com/bisc317/

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Cool web addresses:

General:

http://snohomish.wsu.edu/bug4hweb.htm

Photos, ID's

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

Techniques:

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/site_main.htm?docid=10141&page=1

Terminology:

http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/lwrrdc/public/Aquatics/abflat/html/INSGL.htm

Fly anatomy/terminology:

http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/fly/fly.html

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Lab 1: Collecting and Handling Insects

Pinning Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFG4ri7AiP0

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Lab 2: External Anatomy

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Locust - labelled

Mouthparts and thorax- labelled

Female Genitalia - external and internal

Male Genitalia - external and internal