Symphylans, also known as garden centipedes or pseudocentipedes, are soil-dwelling arthropods of the class Symphyla in the subphylum Myriapoda. Symphylans resemble centipedes but are very small, non-v
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Garden Centipede Symphyla sp.
Individuals of Scutigerella sp. (left, top) and Scolopendrellidae (right, bottom), showing their small size
Life stages of symphylans: eggs, juvenile, and adult Scutigerella immaculata
Arthropods are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated segments, and pai
Symphyla
…Symphylans, also known as garden centipedes or pseudocentipedes, are soil-dwelling arthropods of the class Symphyla in the subphylum Myriapoda. Symphylans resemble centipedes but are very small, non-venomous, and may or may not form a clade with…
Protaetia cuprea (copper chafer). Beetles are the most diverse order of arthropods.
A cicada climbing out of its exuvia while attached to tree
Long bristles (setae) of a Tliltocatl albopilosus tarantula
Head of a wasp with three ocelli (centre), and compound eyes at the left and right