Columbus Dispatch Obituaries
Use this link to find the obituaries to complete your Life Expectancy Lab
Spider Identification
Here's a link to help you identify many common species. Great pictures and lots of info.
Ohio Species Guide A-Z
Another resource from the DNR including audio recordings of some species. Lots of butterflies and a few other arthropods are in this index.
As Many Exceptions as Rules
This is an article in a blog on topics in biology. This particular piece addresses a question a student asked in class regarding an example of a point mutation causing a new trait to develop. While the development discussed is a disease, not a trait, th
Evolution 101
Several of you have asked where new species come from...here's the accepted scientific explanation. There are lots of interesting interactive activities as you go through it and it is very comprehensive. Feel free to share this link with others.
The Arthropod Story
The Arthropod Story takes you on a tour through the amazing evolutionary history of arthropods. Along the way, you'll get a healthy dose of taxonomy, paleontology, natural history and principles of evolution.
Biology: Your On-line Textbook
Forget to take you book home? Use this:
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