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Ice Crawler

Insects

Ice crawlers, also called rock crawlers, are wingless insects of the order Grylloblattodea, found only in cold habitats such as caves, glaciers and mountain slopes in parts of North America and northeastern Asia. Extremely cold-adapted, they are typically active at temperatures near freezing and can be killed by body heat if handled, foraging at night on dead insects, plant material and other organic debris that collects on snow and ice.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Grylloblattidae 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Grylloblattodea, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Ice Crawler
Additional Source Wikipedia: GrylloblattidaeLead

In Biome

Ice Sheet, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Grylloblattidae
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Grylloblattidae
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Found In

Central Asia

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China

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East Asia

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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North America

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Siberia

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Grylloblattidae
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 310945
    Grylloblattidae, commonly known as the icebugs or ice crawlers, is a family of extremophile (psychrophile) and wingless insects that live in the cold on top of mountains and the edges of glaciers.
  • Diet
    Grylloblattids are omnivorous, but feed primarily on dead arthropods and carrion.
  • In Biome: Ice Sheet, Habitat and distribution
    They are known to inhabit cold temperate forests to glaciers and the edges of ice sheets.
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitat and distribution
    They are known to inhabit cold temperate forests to glaciers and the edges of ice sheets.
  • Child Taxon Of: Grylloblattodea, Lead
    They are the only living members of Grylloblattodea, which is generally considered an order.
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2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ796470, descriptionView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Grylloblattidae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Grylloblattidae"
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