Suggests possible research and conservation projects. This site is from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It shows pictures of an egg being candled and hatched as various stages of development. There is a short video of the actual hatching of a chick. It has a Butterfly Glossery.
Printouts are available for butterflies, as well as many other animals.
This site offers descriptions and pictures of a variety of ants. This includes the environment and food needs of ants. Information for elementary students will need to be sorted. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology on screen, off screen, and in between. This is a teacher lesson plan.