This ongoing biology class is all about insects, spiders and other arthropods. Over 80% of all species of animals are arthropods, such as insects and we will learn about a different family or species of arthropod every week. There are so many exciting things to discover about the biology of each of these animals. We will learn how to recognize each arthropod group, how these animals  live and how these animals are adapted to their environment.
Each class will begin with an introduction of the arthropod of the week. We will start with a quick classification of the animal to see where it fits into the phylum Arthropoda. Then we will learn how to recognize the arthropod and examine its body structure and explore different parts of the animal's biology, such as its behaviour and its habitat. 
This class will be very interactive. I enjoy questions and discussions and I like to encourage learners to make parallels with things they already know and to question the world around them. My aim is to transmit my passion for biology to the learners. I will use slides with a lot of pictures and diagrams so that learners can easily follow and stay interested.
I want learners to have fun with the topic, but still walk away with accurate scientific information. 
No prior knowledge of the topic is required for this class. Classes do not build on each other so learners can join at any time.
I am open to requests from learners for specific arthropods they would like to learn about in the future.

Arthropods we will cover:
Week of July 4th 2022: Scarab beetles
Week of  July 11th 2022: Tuesday: Harvestmen, Friday: Mosquitoes
Week of July 18th 2022: Mayflies
Week of August 8th, 2022: Hermit Crabs
Week of  August 15th 2022: Weevils
Week of August 22  2022: Moths
Week of August 29, 2022: Harvestmen
Week of September 5th 2022: Ants
Week September 12th 2022: True bugs
Week of September 19th 2022: millipedes
Week of September 26th:Cicadas
Week of October 3rd: centipedes
Week of October 10th: Scorpions
Week of  October 17th-bumblebees
Week of October 23rd-ground beetles
Week of   October 31st-grasshoppers
week of November 7th-earwigs
week of November 14th-Ticks
week of November 28th-Parasitic wasps
week of December 5th-Dragonflies
week of December 12th-Mites
Week of January  9th 2023-Phasmids  
Week of January 16th 2023-Mantids
Week of January 23rd 2023 -Decapods
Week of January 30th 2023- Skippers
Week of February 6th -Nymphalidae
Week of February 13th-Monarch butterfly
Week of February 27th- Hermit Crabs
Week of  March 6th- Grasshoppers
Week of March 13th- mosquitoes
Week of March 20th- Darkling beetles
Week of March 28th elateroidea
Week of April 3rd  Botflies
Week of April 10th Ground Beetles
Week of April 24th Butterflies
Week of May 1st : Scorpions
Week May 8th: Ants
Week of May 15th True bugs
Week of May 29th: millipedes
Week of June 5th:Cicadas
Week of June 12thcentipedes
Week of June 19th bumblebees
Week of June  26th :jumping spiders
Week of July 3rd: Moths
Week of July 10th: barnacles
Week of July 24th Pieridae
Week of July 31st Beetles: Chrysomellidea
Week of  August 22nd- Katydids
Week of August 29th - Lampyridae
Week of September 4th- Earwigs
Week of September 11th-Phasmids
Week of September 18th- Mantids
Week of September 25th- Crabs
Week of October 2nd- Horseshoe crabs
Week of October 9th- Katydids
Week of October 16th- Cockroaches
Week of October 30th-Tarantulas
Week of November 6th- Crickets
Week of November 13th- Skippers
Week of November 20th- Nymphalidae
Week of November 27th-Darkling beetles
Week of December 3rd- Mites
Week of December 10th-Barnacles
Week of December 17th-mosquitoes
Week of January 7th- Scarab beetles
Week of January 14th- ants
Week of January 22nd- ants (2)
Week of January 30th- ticks
Week of February 6th harvestmen
Week of February 12th crabs
Week of February 26th weevils
Week of March 4 - shrimp
Week of March 11- scorpions
Week of March 18-scorpions part2
Week of March 25th-orb weaving spiders
Week of April 1st- orb weaving spiders part2
Week of April 14th-Parasitic wasps
Week of April 22nd- Parasitic wasps (2)
Week of May 6th-Purseweb spiders
Week of May 13th Ground beetles
Week of May 27th-True Bugs
Week of June 3rd -True Bugs part 2
Week of June 16th-Phasmids
Week of June 23rd Mantids
Week of July 1st Hermit crabs 
Week of July 8th Chrysomelidae
Week of July 15th Millipedes
Week of July 22nd Dragonflies
Week of July 29th Cicadas
Week of August 25th Centipedes
Week of September 1st Millipedes
Week of September 8th Katydids
Weelk of September 15th Lampyridae
Week of September 23rd Jumping spiders
Week of September 30th Horseshoe crabs
Week of October 7th Mayflies
Week of October 14th - Grasshoppers
Week of October 28th-Bumblebees
Week of November 4th-Pieridae
Week of November 11th-Earwigs
Week of November 18th-Botflies
Week of November 25th- Monarchs
Week of December 1st - Cockroaches
Week of December 8th- Papilionidae