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Entomology 101
Insects and People: A Perspective

Welcome to Entomology 101, Insects and People. We hope that you will enjoy this course and find it educational. Handouts for each of the lectures and assignments can be found on these pages. Handouts should be printed and brought to class as appropriate. The order of discussions is as cited on the schedule and as listed below.

ENTOMOLOGY 101 Insects & People Handouts

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LECTURES
Schedule
Course Introduction
ENT101 Illustrations
Aesop's Fables and Coyote - Insects in Folklore
An Introduction to Arthropods
Knights in Shining Armor- External Anatomy
Heamolymph and Guts - Internal Anatomy
The Ugly Duckling Syndrome - Metamorphsis
What's in a Name? - Etymology in Entomology
Insects Actors and Lifestyes - Insect Taxomony
Kin Folk - Insect Relatives 
The Insect Morgue - The M.T. James Entomological Collection
How Insects Sense their Environment
Is That you? - Insect Camouflage
Insects in Their Environment
The Economic Impact of Insects
Bugs in the Pantry-Urban Entom 
Insects in the Visual Arts
Insects in Religion and Mythology
Insects and the Man - Insects in Law
A Most Valuable Resource - Pollination
Yellowjackets and Spiders
Why Not Eat Insects? Theoretical Considerations 
Insects in the Literature of Children
Forensic Entomology
Honey Coated and Silky Smooth - Insect Products
Bees
Social Insects - ?Utopia
The Life That Lives on Man
The Great Scourges - Medical Entomology
 
EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS
ADDITIONAL FINAL EXAM INFORMATION

 
ASSIGNMENTS
Carrion Assignment (Extra Credit) - Due When Complete
Hornworm Rearing Assignment - Due When Complete
Journal Assignment - Due on 7December 2007
Children's Book Review
Grasshopper Drawing
 
 
Term Project Assignment - Due on 16 November 2007 
 

 

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