Protura
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The Protura, or proturans, and sometimes nicknamed coneheads, are very small, soil-dwelling animals, so inconspicuous they were not noticed until the 20th century. The Protura constitute an order of h
Protura micrograph
Proturan found in Durham, United States
Entognatha
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The Entognatha are a class of wingless and ametabolous arthropods, which, together with the insects, makes up the subphylum Hexapoda. Their mouthparts are entognathous, meaning that they are retracted
Protura
…conical, and bears two pseudoculi with unknown function. The body is elongated and cylindrical, with a post-anal telson at the end. The mouthparts are entognathous (enclosed within the head capsule) and consist of narrow mandibles and maxillae. There are no cerci at the end of the abdomen, which gives the group…
Protura specimen micrograph
Diplura, a Two-pronged Bristletail — not closely related to three-pronged bristletails in the Archaeognatha
Collembola, family Sminthuridae