1. Entomology - study of insects Forensic Investigations ASISTM, 2006

2. Insects Insects are a class of Arthropods that have three segments to their body, one pair of antennae, three pairs of legs, compound eyes and breathe air via small holes or spiracles along the side of their body.

3. Insects Most arthropods are insects BUT there are also bugs that are NOT insects such as spiders (Arachnida), crayfish & woodlice (Crustacea) and millipedes & centipedes (Diplopoda & Chilopoda - sometimes collectively known as Myriapoda). It is easy to be confused!

4. Insects Classification of the arthropods can also be slightly different in various information sources. To make it even more confusing, as more research is done, scientists may revise or even change what group various organisms belong in.

5. Insects As you watch the slide presentation, think about the following: Are there ‘good or bad’ insects? What role do insects play in science? Are insects important in forensic science?

6. Caterpillar DUIT image database

7. Grasshopper Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, www.insectimages.org Schistocerca americana - species name

8. Bluebodied blow fly Calliphora dubia Courtesy Ian Dadour, UWA

9. Flesh fly Courtesy Ian Dadour, UWA Sarcophagidae - Family

10. House fly Courtesy Ian Dadour, UWA Musca domestica

11. Hide beetle Trogidae Courtesy Ian Dadour, UWA

12. Hister beetle Courtesy Ian Dadour, UWA Hister spp

13. Rove beetle Nudobius luridipennis Gerald J. Lenhard, www.insectimages.org

14. Smooth & Hairy maggots Courtesy Ian Dadour, UWA

15. Carrion beetle Oiceoptoma noveboracensis David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org

16. Honey bee Apis mellifera Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, www.insectimages.org

17. Oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis Clemson University USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, www.insectimages.org

18. Clothes moth Tineola bisselliella Clemson University USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, www.insectimages.org

19. Striped earwig Labidura riparia Joseph Berger, www.insectimages.org

20. Mosquito Jim Occi, BugPics, www.insectimages.org Culicidae

21. Green blow fly Phaenicia sericata Joseph Berger, www.insectimages.org

22. Field cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus Joseph Berger, www.insectimages.org

23. Katydid Jim Occi, BugPics, www.insectimages.org Tettigoniidae

24. Black-winged damselfly Calopteryx maculata David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org

25. Stick insect Anisomorpha spp. Herbert A. "Joe" Pase III, Texas Forest Service, www.insectimages.org

26. Lacewing Chrysopa oculata Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, www.insectimages.org

27. Horned palassus Odontotaenius disjunctus Herbert A. "Joe" Pase III, Texas Forest Service, www.insectimages.org

28. Rhinocerus beetle Sinodendron cylindricum Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, www.insectimages.org

29. Monarch butterfly - caterpillar Danaus plexippus David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org

30. Monarch butterfly - cocoon Herbert A. "Joe" Pase III, Texas Forest Service, www.insectimages.org Danaus plexippus

31. Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, www.insectimages.org

32. Firefly Photinus spp David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org

33. Transverse lady beetle eggs Coccinella transversoguttata Bradley Higbee, Paramount Farming, www.insectimages.org

34. Silverfish Lepisma saccharina Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, www.insectimages.org

35. Ladybird beetle Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, www.insectimages.org Coccinella septempunctata

36. Termite Coptotermes formosanus Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, www.insectimages.org

37. Green stink bug Acrosternum hilare Susan Ellis, www.insectimages.org

38. Horse fly Hematabanus carolinensis Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Biology Slide Collection, www.insectimages.org

39. Bumblebee Bombus impatiens David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org

40. Chinese mantid Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Susan Ellis, www.insectimages.org

41. Red ant Formica pallidefulva Susan Ellis, www.insectimages.org

42. Giant ichneumon wasp Rhyssa persuasoria Boris Hrasovec, University of Zagreb, www.insectimages.org

43. Other bugs that are NOT insects Diplopoda & Chilopoda (millipedes & centipedes)

44. Millipede DUIT image database

45. Centipede Tom Coleman, University of Kentucky, www.insectimages.org

46. Centipede DUIT image database

47. Other bugs that are NOT insects Arachnida - Araneae (spiders)

48. Jumping spider Platycryptus undatus David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org

49. Black widow spider (closely related to the red-back spider) Latrodectus mactans Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service, www.insectimages.org

50. Tarantula Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service, www.insectimages.org

51. Other bugs that are NOT insects Arachnida - Scorpiones (scorpions)

52. Southern devil scorpion James O. Howell, The University of Georgia, www.insectimages.org

53. Archanida - Acari (mites & ticks) Other bugs that are NOT insects

54. Yellow mite Lorryia formosa Eric Erbe, USDA Agricultural Research Service, www.insectimages.org

55. Tick Ixodes scapularis Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, www.insectimages.org

56. Crustacea - Oniscidea (crustaceans that live on land) Other bugs that are NOT insects

57. Woodlice DUIT image database Oniscidea

58. Pill bug Armadillidium vulgare Joseph Berger, www.insectimages.org

59. References Slides sourced www.insectimages.org are copyright free and provided by The Sourcewww.insectimages.org for Entomology Photos A joint project of the University of Georgia and the USDA Forest Service. Project Coordinators: Keith Douce, David Moorhead & Charles Bargeron.Keith DouceDavid MoorheadCharles Bargeron Some slides are courtesy of Associate Professor Ian Dadour, The Centre for Forensic Science, The University of Western Australia The insect banner has been created from a series of drawings by Paul Ricketts, DUIT Multimedia, The University of Western Australia.