Insects & Arachnids
Florida is home to a wide variety of insects, arachnids, and other creepy-crawlies.
For information about exotic insects, see Invasive Species. To learn about pest insects, see Home Pest Control and Lawn & Garden Insects.
General Information
UF/IFAS Sites
- Featured Creatures
- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory
- Florida Wildlife Extension
- Forest and Shade Tree Insects of Florida
- Living Green: Insects
- Mosquito Information
- Singing Insects of North America
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
- Best of the Bugs (UF/IFAS recommended insect-related websites)
Beneficials & Pollinators
UF/IFAS Publications
Pests
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Return to Ecosystems & Species
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
- Department of Biology
- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Florida Freshwater Endangered and Threatened Species
- Florida Master Naturalist Program
- Florida Museum of Natural History
- Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
- Florida Sea Grant
- Florida Wildlife Extension
- Living Green
- Natural Areas Training Academy
- School of Natural Resources and Environment
- Soil and Water Science Department
- TAME Invasives Portal
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
Other University Sites
Organizations & Associations
Other Sites & Publications
For-Sale Products
- Alien Insect Invaders Poster
- Biting and Stinging Arthropods
- Biting and Stinging Arthropods & Bloodsucking Arthropods
- Bloodsucking Arthropods
- Cockroaches
- Cockroach Nymphs
- Cockroaches & Filth-Breeding Flies
- Common Mosquitoes of Florida ID Deck
- Common Scales and Mealybugs
- Common Termites in Structures
- Common Termites in Structures & Wood-destroying Insects
- Entomology: The Study of Insects Poster
- Filth-Breeding Flies
- Insect Galls of Florida
- Insect World Records Poster
- Mosquito Production from Bromeliads
- Occasional Invaders & Urban Pest and Wildlife Droppings
- Pesticides in the Environment
- Pest Ants
- Pests That Suck Your Blood and Try to Kill You
- Plant Galls and Gall-Makers Poster
- Scary Insects and Creepy Crawlies Poster
- Simplified Key to the Termites of Florida: Soldier Caste
- Simplified Key to the Termites of Florida: Winged Reproductives
- Wood-Destroying Insects