Angel insects are tiny, rarely noticed insects of the order Zoraptera, one of the smallest insect orders known, living in small colonies in rotting wood, leaf litter and under bark in warm tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. A single colony can include both wingless and winged individuals, with winged forms produced to disperse and found new colonies, and most species feed on fungal spores, mites and other tiny organic debris.
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Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceThey are small and soft bodied insects with two forms: winged with wings sheddable as in termites, dark and with eyes (compound) and ocelli (simple); or wingless, pale and without eyes or ocelli 1 Scientific Name Sources
1. Zoraptera - Wikipedia
Introduction
Zoraptera is an order of insects, sometimes called angel insects or ground lice
Description section
They are small and soft bodied insects with two forms: winged with wings sheddable as in termites, dark and with eyes (compound) and ocelli (simple); or wingless, pale and without eyes or ocelli
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