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Insects

Webspinners are small, gregarious insects of the order Embioptera, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, named for their habit of spinning silk from glands in their swollen front legs to build tunnel-like galleries under bark, leaf litter and stones. They live colonially within these silk tunnels, which shelter them from predators and weather while they feed on plant material such as moss, lichen and dead leaves, and in most species only the males develop wings.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The majority are brown or black, ranging to pink or reddish shades in some species, and range in length from 15 to 20 mm (0.6 to 0.8 in) 1
Scientific Name
Embioptera 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Embioptera
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Sources
1. Embioptera - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The order Embioptera, commonly known as webspinners or footspinners, are a small group of mostly tropical and subtropical insects
  • Description section
    The majority are brown or black, ranging to pink or reddish shades in some species, and range in length from 15 to 20 mm (0.6 to 0.8 in)
  • article text (diet), EntityId 310944
    They are generalist herbivores; during his research, Ross maintained a number of species in the laboratory on a diet of lettuce and dry oak leaves.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ467392, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Embioptera
  • Wikidata Q467392, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Insecta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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