CHILDREN'S BOOKS
- Grant, Jim and Bob Winters (1997) Australian backyard wildlife. Moorabbin, Vic. : Gould League.
- Horne, P.A. and D. J. Crawford (1996) Backyard insects. Carlton : Melbourne University Press.
- Kilpatrick, Cathy (1982) Creepy crawlies : insects and other tiny animals. Adelaide : Rigby.
- Royston, Angela (1992) Minibeasts. Sydney : R. D. Press.
- Slater, P. (1997) Amazing facts about Australian insects and spiders and other bush and garden creatures. Brisbane : Steve Parish Publishing.
- Slater, P. (1997) Australian field guide to insects and spiders and other bush and garden creatures. Brisbane : Steve Parish Publishing.
- Winters, Bob and Jim Grant (1998) Minibeast activities. Moorabbin, Vic. : Gould League of Victoria.
Earthworms
- Baker, Geoff and Vicki Barrett (1994) Earthworm identifier CSIRO Division of Entomology and Co-operative Research Centre Soil and Land Management.
- Edwards, C A. and P.J. Bohlen (1996) Biology and ecology of earthworms. London Chapman & Hall.
- Murphy, David (1993) Earthworms in Australia : a blueprint for a better environment. South Melbourne : Hyland House.
- Windust, Allan (1994) Worms : downunder downunder : for profit, farms, gardens, environment, education, recycling. Mandurang, Vic. : Allscape.
Insect - plant interactions
- Barbosa, Pedro and Deborah K. Letourneau (eds) (1988) Novel aspects of insect-plant interactions. New York : J. Wiley.
- Barth, Friedrich G. (1985) Insects and flowers : the biology of a partnership. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press.
- Benckiser, Gero (ed.) (1996) Fauna in soil ecosystems : recycling processes, nutrient fluxes, and agricultural production. New York : Marcel Dekker.
- Buckley, Ralf C. (1982). Ant-plant interactions in Australia. The Hague : Dr Junk.
- Campbell, A J. and G.R. Brown (1998) Biological control of scarabs causing Eucalyptus dieback : report for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Barton, A.C.T. : RIRDC.
- Greenslade, P. and J.D. Majer (eds. ) (1985) Soil and litter invertebrates of some Australian Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Bentley, W.A. : Western Australian Institute of Technology, School of Biology.
- Jolivet, Pierre (1998) Interrelationships between insects and plants. Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press.
- New, T.R. (1986) Associations between insects and plants. Kensington, N.S.W. : New South Wales University Press.
- Strong, D.R. (1984) Insects on plants : community patterns and mechanisms. Oxford : Blackwell.
- Taylor, J. (1989) Flower power in the Australian bush and garden : the fascinating interrelationships between insects and plants. Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Kangaroo Press.
- Williams, Michele A. (1994) Plant galls : organisms, interactions, populations. New York : Oxford University Press.
Entomology and general study
- ABRS (1998) Mollusca Fauna of Australia 5. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- CSIRO (1991) The insects of Australia : a textbook for students and research workers, 2nd ed. Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press.
- Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. (1981) Butterflies of Australia. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Common, I.F.B. (1990) Moths of Australia. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Coupar, Pat and Mike (1992) Flying colours : common caterpillars, moths and butterflies of south-eastern Australia. Kensington, N.S.W : New South Wales University Press.
- Gullan, P.J. & P.S. Cranston (1994) Insects: an outline of entomology. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Harvey, M.S. and Yen, A.L. (1989) Worms to wasps : an illustrated guide to Australia's terrestrial invertebrates. Melbourne : Oxford University Press in association with Museum of Victoria.
- Lawrence, J.F. & Britton, E.B. (1994) Australian beetles. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Moulds, M.S. (1991) Australian cicadas. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Naumann, I.D. (1993) CSIRO Handbook of Australian insect names. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Shattuck, S.O. (1999) Australian ants: their biology and identification. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Upton, M.S. (1991) Methods for collecting, preserving and studying insect and allied forms. Melbourne, CSIRO.
- Watson, J.A.L. (1988) Termites in the Canberra region. 2nd ed. Melbourne : CSIRO.
- Zborowski, P. and R. Storey(1996) A field guide to insects in Australia. Port Melbourne : Reed.
Multi - media resources
- CSIRO (1997) Insects : little creatures in a big world. Interactive CD-ROM.
- CSIRO Poster Set Australian Insects; Australian Beetles; Australian Moths and Butterflies; Australian Spiders; Soil Animals; Orthopteroid Insects; Under the Microscope; Disappearing Insects of Native Grasslands; Worms; Insects of Cape York Peninsula ; Insect Camouflage.
Internet Resources
- Australian Museum Online. Links Issue 3, 1997: Mini beasts, Scientific Literacy, Craft activities
(background information and teaching suggestions)
http://www.austmus.gov.au/educ/links/97_03.htm
- The Australian National Insect Collection Image Library - (a large collection of photographs, drawings and digital images of Australia's native insects and related organisms.)
http://www.ento.csiro.au/research/natres/photolib.htm
- CSIRO Division of Entomology
- (about the work of the division.)
http://www.ento.csiro.au/
- Entomology on World-Wide Web (WWW)
- (a list of world wide links)
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/
www_sites.html
- Surviving Summer's Stingers - Minibeasts - (what to do if you get bitten by a minibeast)
http://www.scottware.com.au/awl/bite/minbst.htm
