Acknowledgements

A small fraction (1/10,000 is a generous estimate) of the planet's organisms is depicted on this site. The diversity of life on our planet is truly staggering.

One of the most daunting tasks a naturalist faces when encountering an organism in the wild is identification.

For assistance with identifications, many thanks to the following people:

Odonates
Douglas Danforth, Dennis Paulson, Robert Behrstock, Richard Bailowitz, Robert Larson, Kathy Biggs and Albert "Bud" Ellis

Orthoptera
Eric Eaton

Coleoptera
Rick Westcott (Buprestidae), Steve Lingafelter (Curculionidae)

Lepidoptera
Douglas Danforth, Richard Bailowitz, Bruce Walsh, Marc Epstein

Hemiptera
Thomas Henry (Miridae)

Arachnids
Wayne Maddison and GB Edwards (Salticidae), Gita Bodner

Herptiles
Gordon Schuett, Brian Sullivan

Plants
Patrick Alexander