Insects, Spiders and Other Invertebrates

of

Merrymeeting Bay

Orders of Insects

Ephemeroptera

E phm er OP ter a

ephemera = short lived
+ ptera = winged

Mayflies

Odonata

Od o NAT a

Odous = tooth

Dragonflies

Damselflies

Dermaptera

Der MAP ter a

derma= skin
+ ptera = winged

Earwigs

Orthoptera

Or THOP ter a

ortho = straight
+ ptera = winged

Grasshoppers

Crickets

Katydids

Diptera

DIP ter a

di = two
+ ptera = winged

Flies
Mosquitoes
Blackflies
Gnats
Midges

Megaloptera

Meg al OP ter a

Mega = large, ample
+ ptera = winged

Alderflies

Dobsonflies

Fishflies

Coleoptera

Kl OP ter a

coleo = sheath
+ ptera = winged

Beetles

Phasmatodea

Phas ma TOE de a

phasma = apparition

Walking-
sticks

Trichoptera

Tri KOP ter a

trico = hair
+ ptera = winged

Caddisflies

Mantodea

Man TOE de a

Mantis = prophet,
grasshopper

Mantids

Mantodea

Man TOE de a

Mantis = prophet,
grasshopper

Mantids

Lepidoptera

Lep i DOP ter a

lepido = scale
+ ptera = winged

Butterflies

Moths

 

Hemiptera

Hem IP ter a

hemi=half
+ ptera=wing

True Bugs

Water Bugs
Water Boatmen
Backswimmers
Waterstriders
Stink Bugs

Homoptera

Hom Op ter a

homo=same
+ ptera=wing

Leafhoppers
Spittlebugs
Aphids
Scale
Cicadas

University of Delaware: General Key to Insects (Have patience; it is worth waiting for)

Streamwatch (Australia) Waterbug Guide

Biosis Insects

Arachnids

Araneae

Spiders

Opiliones

Daddy-long-legs

Other
Invertebrates

Crustaceans

Crabs
Sow and Pillbugs

Myriapods

Millipedes
Centipedes

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