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Simple life. Single cells -- Sponges, Porifera -- Hydras and sea-firs, Hydrozoa -- Men-o'-war, Siphonophora -- Sea anemones, Actiniaria -- Corals, Alcyonaria -- Jellyfish, Scyphozoa -- Comb jellies, Ctenophora -- Rotifers, Rotifera -- Hairybacks, Gastrotricha -- Sea-mats and moss animals, Bryozoa -- Brush-heads, Loricifera -- Worms. Flatworms, flukes and tapeworms, Platyhelminthes -- Ribbon worms, Nemertea -- Roundworms, Nematoda -- Horsehair worms, Nematomorpha -- Segmented worms, Annelida -- Earthworms, Lumbricidae -- Leeches, Hirudinea -- Bristle worms, Polychaeta -- Penis worms, Priapulida -- Spoon worms, Echiura -- Peanut worms, Sipuncula -- Horseshoe worms, Phoronida -- Brachiopods, Brachiopoda -- Crustaceans. Crustaceans, Arthropoda -- Barnacles, Cirripedia -- Goose barnacles, Lepadidae -- Water bears, Tardigrada -- Water fleas, Cladocera -- Copepods, Copepoda -- Fairy shrimps, Anostraca -- Sand-hoppers and freshwater shrimps, Amphipoda -- Shrimps and prawns, Decapoda -- Lobsters and cray fish, Astacidea -- Crabs, Brachyura -- Sea spiders, Pycnogonida -- Woodlice and hoglice, Isopoda -- Millipedes, Diplopoda -- Centipedes, Chilopoda -- Springtails, Collembola -- Arachnids. Spiders, Arachnida -- Harvestmen, Opiliones -- Scorpions, Scorpiones -- Pseudoscorpions, Pseudoscorpiones -- Ticks, Acarina -- Mites, Acarina -- Small insect orders. Insects, Insecta -- Bristletails, Thysanura -- Mayflies, Ephemeroptera -- Dragonflies, Odonata -- Stoneflies, Plecoptera -- Barklice, Psocoptera -- Thrips, Thysanoptera -- Stylopids, Strepsiptera -- Lice, Anoplura and Mallophaga -- Fleas, Siphonaptera -- Lacewings and their relatives, Neuroptera -- Caddisflies, Trichoptera -- Grasshoppers and crickets. Grasshoppers, Acrididae -- Bush-crickets, Tettigoniidae -- Camel crickets, Rhaphidophoridae -- Crickets, Gryllidae -- Stick insects, Phasmida -- Cockroaches, Blattodea -- Earwigs, Dermaptera -- True bugs. Shieldbugs, Pentatomidae -- Bedbugs, Cimicidae -- Water bugs -- Capsid bugs, Miridae -- Assassin bugs, Reduviidae -- Cicadas, Cicadidae -- Froghoppers, Aphrophoridae -- Aphids, Aphididae -- Jumping plant lice, Psyllidae -- Scale insects, Coccidae -- Butterflies. Butterflies -- Caterpillars -- Pupae -- Skippers, Hesperiidae -- Swallowtails, Papilionidae -- Whites, Pieridae -- Hairstreaks, Coppers and Blues, Lycaenidae -- Metalmarks, Riodinidae -- Nymphs, Nymphalidae -- Fritillaries, Argynninae -- Browns, Satyrinae -- Monarchs, Danaidae -- Moths. Hawkmoths, Sphingidae -- Prominents and kittens, Notodontidae -- Tussock moths, Lymantriidae -- Eggars, Lasiocampidae -- Tiger moths, Arctiidae -- Noctuids, Noctuidae -- Looper moths, Geometridae -- Burnet moths, Zygaenidae -- Clearwings, Sessiidae -- Goat moths, Cossidae -- Tent-dwellers and leaf-miners -- Swifts, Hepialidae -- Clothes moths, Tineidae -- Flies. Two-winged flies, Diptera -- Craneflies, Tipulidae -- Mosquitoes, Culicidae -- Midges, Ceratopogonidae -- Blackflies, Simulidae -- March flies, Bibionidae -- Soldierflies, Stratiomyidae -- Snipeflies, Rhagionidae -- Horseflies, Tabanidae -- Flat-flies, Hippoboscidae -- Bee-flies, Bombyliidae -- Hunchbacked flies, Acroceridae -- Robberflies, Asilidae -- Hoverflies, Syrphidae -- Fruitflies, Tephritidae -- Houseflies, Muscidae -- Blowflies, Calliphoridae -- Dung flies, Scathophagidae -- Warble-flies and botflies, Oestroidea -- Beetles. Ground beetles, Carabidae -- Dor beetles and dung beetles, Geotrupidae and Scarabaeinae -- Chafers, Melolonthinae -- Burying beetles, Silphidae -- Rove beetles, Staphylinidae -- Stag beetles, Lucanidae -- Click beetles, Elateridae -- Soldier beetles, Cantharidae -- Glow-worms, Lampyridae -- Ladybirds, Coccinellidae -- Larder beetles, Dermestidae -- Furniture beetles and woodworms, Anobiidae -- Mealworms, Tenebrioniae -- Oil beetles, Meloidae -- Longhorn beetles, Cerambycidae -- Leaf beetles, Chrysomelidae -- Weevils, Curculionidae -- Bark beetles, Scolytinae -- Water beetles, Hydrophilidae and others -- W asps, bees and ants; Sawflies, Symphyta -- Gall wasps, Cynipoidea -- Ichneumons, Ichneumonoidea -- Solitary wasps -- Social wasps, Vespinae -- Hornets, Vespa crabro -- Bees, Apidae -- Solitary bees -- Bumblebees, Bombus -- Honeybees, Apis mellifera -- Ants, Formicidae -- Shelled life. Land snails, Gastropoda -- Freshwater snails -- Slugs, Limacidae -- Chitons, Polyplacophora -- Limpets, Patellidae -- Ormers, Haliotidae -- Slipper limpets, Calyptraeidae -- Winkles, Littorinidae -- Top shells, Trochidae -- Cowries and other marine shells, Triviidae and others -- Whelks, Buccinidae and others -- Sea-slugs, Nudibranchia -- Cockles, Cardiidae -- Mussels, Myrtilidae -- Fan shells, Pinnidae -- Scallops, Pectinidae -- Razorshells, Solenidae -- Clams and other bivalves -- Oysters, Ostreidae -- Squid, cuttlefish and octopuses, Cephalopoda -- Spiny-skins. Starfish, Asteroidea and others -- Sea urchins, Echinoidea -- Sea cucumbers, Holothurioidea -- Not-quite-bugs and nearly-vertebrates. Acorn worms, Hemichordata -- Sea squirts, Urochordata -- Lancelets, Cephalochordata -- Scientific names of species in the text.
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