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It includes the crown group class Insecta (true insects), as well as the much smaller clade Entognatha, which includes three classes of wingless arthropods that were once considered insects: Collembola (springtails), Protura (coneheads) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails).
- Mayflies
- Springtails
- Dragonflies
- Antlions
- Caddisflies
Mayflies are not only active during May but throughout late spring and summer, providing a valuable food resource for reptiles and fish. Brown, yellow, or gray in color and possessing thin, long abdomens, mayflies are small, one-inch hexapods that prefer to live near clean lakes and streams. In fact, ecologists often gauge mayfly populations to det...
Wingless hexapods that can be black, brown, white, or brightly colored, springtails resemble fleas in their ability to jumpseveral inches from one spot to another. Tiny insects (less than 1/8th inch long) with elongated bodies, springtails thrive in moist environments and are important decomposers of decaying plant and soil detritus. Immature sprin...
Dragonflies can be seen hovering and zipping around everywhere in the world except Antarctica. With their large, often colorful bodies, long wings, and oversized eyes, dragonflies are one of the most recognizable hexapods gracing ponds, lakes, and streams. They have the amazing ability to fly as fast as 35 miles per hour forward and backward. Drago...
Antlions earned their name due to the rapacious nature of antlion larvae. Little antlions dig small pits in sandy ground that effectively trap ants and similar insects. After hiding themselves underground at the bottom of the pit, antlion larvae wait patiently for an insect to fall into the trap. They then enjoy a delicious meal without leaving the...
Mothlike in their appearance and attraction to light sources after dark, caddisflies live around freshwater riversand lakes where caddisfly larvae and adults consume plant debris, algae, insects, and sometimes crustaceans. Immature caddisflies are a favorite fish food, while trout specifically are enticed by flying adult caddisflies. The artificial...
Oct 23, 2021 · The non-insect hexapods are called springtails, diplurans, and proturans. They don’t have external mouthparts, so are sometimes called “entognaths”, meaning “inside mouth”. Additionally, none of them have wings.
May 21, 2024 · Hexapods, subphylum Hexapoda, is a group of arthropods that includes the insects and some close relatives, including springtails, proturans, and diplurans. Hexapods are probably monophyletic, meaning they all descend from a common ancestor, and include no members that didn't descend from that ancestor.
Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Arthropoda. Subphylum: Hexapoda. Insects don't have spines; they are invertebrates. Insects have segmented bodies. Their bodies are divided three sections - the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. The head has antennae and a pair of compound eyes.
Hexapoda is a group of arthropods including insects, springtails, and their close relatives. From: Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, 2016
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The subphylum Hexapoda, meaning "six legs", is the largest group of arthropods. It includes the insects and three much smaller groups of arthropods without wings: Collembola, Protura, and Diplura. All of these were once called insects.
