Identification Resources
*** Identification @ In depth information
@ Biodiversity Heritage Library
Plant and Animal ID websites
Animals
Animal Diversity Web
FCPS Organisms -Food Chains
Insects
Insect Identification
Bugguide.net- Send for ID ***
How to use Bigguide
Bi-State Bugs - Missouri and Illinois
Projectnoah.org- send for ID
Classes and Description **
Insect Dichotomous Key
Entomology- NC State @
americaninsects.net
Ant ID Key
Bug Life Cycles
Bug Blogs list
Twig girdlers and pruners
Bug Tracks and Signs
Bee Guide- (PDF download)
Bee and Wasp Families
Beetle Key
Dragon and Damsel Flies***
Odonata Photo Guide
Odonate Visual Key
Insects & Arachnids- Florida
Ant Families of North America
Diptera- Flies and Midges
Diptera.org search
Katydids and Crickets
Polistes wasp key
Butterflies and Moths
Butterflies and Moths of North America ***
Butterflies of Missouri
Moth Photographers Photo ID ***
ID by Shape and color
Side-by-side comparison, MA
Lepidoptera Host Plant Database
Host Plants by BF Species
Caterpillars- ID Nature ***
Spiders
@Spider Identification
#1 Brown Recluse resource
Spider general information @
Spiders.us/
Bugguide-Spiders
Photographic ID techniques
Centipedes and Millipedes
Millipedes Key
Detailed US Species @
Slugs and Snails
idtools.org/id/mollusc/identification
Birds
Allaboutbirds- Cornell ***
Audubon Guide ***
Enature.com - Birds
Dendroica (Bird Calls)
Bird call mnemonics
Bird Egg Pictures
Bird Nest ID
Bird Feather Atlas
Fish and Aquatics ID
Ohio DNR
Crayfish of Missouri
Herps- Amphibians and Reptiles
https://www.iowaherps.com/ ***
Herp Photographs- MO***
Amphibian Web ***
Frog Calls***
Missouri Toads and Frogs- MDC
Herps of Virginia
Amphibians and Reptiles- Herpsofarkansas.com
midwestfrogs.com- Calls video
Snails
Discover Life Snail key
Terrestrial Mollusc Tool
Mammals
Skull ID
Night Sound Recordings- MDC
Armidillo Natural History
Plants
USDA Plant Fact Sheets @
Comprehensive Plant Resources @
Ohio Plants @
FCPS Organisms @
Plant Anatomy Illustration @
Edible Wild Plants
Companion Plants
Botanical Pronunciation Guide
Faunal plant associations
Butterflies, Pollination and Gardening
Bryophytes - Moss and Liverworts
Wildflowers
illinoiswildflowers.info/ @
Missouriwildflowerguide.com ID by color **
US Wildflowers
Missouri recommended wildflower center
Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses
Mywildflowers.com/
Garden.org/plantfinder/
Trees
Facts and Photos http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu @ **
FCPS Organisms @
Winter tree ID
Bud terminology and ID
Tree Leaf Key
Identification Keys
Twig & Bud Key
Bud Photographs
Forest Service Database
Tree Bark
Miscellaneous
General field Guides
Zipcodezoo.com
enature.com
ID Nature Guide
Varied exotic species guides
Invasive species
Global Invasive Species Database ****
Plant and Animal Invasive.org/ @ ***
Plant fact sheets
Galls
Gall ID sites
Mobot.Org galls
General galls
Gall Photo Sheet
Fungi
Mushroom ID Key ***
MycoKey.com
Mushroomexpert.com @
Fungi on Wood
Slime Molds & Myxomycetes
Garden Pests
MOBot Garden Pests
Frost Flowers- Science
Geology
Geology Timeline
Geostrat- Mines, sinkholes, etc
Burlington Limestone, Mississippian
Atlas of Missouri Ecoregions- Complete PDF
Atlas of MO Ecoregions- Intro only PDF
Ecology
Invasive restoration- vestalgrove.blogspot.com/
Threatened/Endangered Species
Phenology- citizen science reporting
Biomimicry-Nature's Engineering
Encyclopedia of Science
Lichen
Overview of Lichen
Soil
Soil Organisms- Movies
Student resources
Wikipedia for kids
Animals A-Z