Difference between revisions of "Entomology"
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[[File:Entomology.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plate from Transactions of the Entomological Society, 1848.]] | [[File:Entomology.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plate from Transactions of the Entomological Society, 1848.]] | ||
'''Entomology''' is the scientific study of insects. At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, some dating back around 400 million years. They have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth. | '''Entomology''' is the scientific study of insects. At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, some dating back around 400 million years. They have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth. | ||
== Projects == | |||
* [[AntWeb]]: leading online database on ants, storing specimens images and records, documenting over 490,000 specimens across over 35,000 taxa. | |||
* [[BugGuide]]: as of October 2014, it had 30,774 species pages and over 808,718 images. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 4 July 2020
Entomology is the scientific study of insects. At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, some dating back around 400 million years. They have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth.
Projects
- AntWeb: leading online database on ants, storing specimens images and records, documenting over 490,000 specimens across over 35,000 taxa.
- BugGuide: as of October 2014, it had 30,774 species pages and over 808,718 images.