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Class
and Order - COLLEMBOLA
(Greek,
kolla= glue; embolon= tail)
Common Name:
springtails
Distribution:
Cosmopolitan
Description
Springtails are unlike any
other organisms, and therefore difficult to misidentify to the order level.
Their unique "spring-tail", the tube like collophore under the
front part of the abdomen and the fused tibiotarsus are all distinguishing
features of these tiny hexapods.