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Diplura
The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura). The name "diplura", or "double tail", refers to the characteristic pair of caudal appendages or filaments at the terminal end of the body.
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双尾目（学名：Diplura）为一类较为原始的节肢动物，通称铗尾虫、双尾虫。身体细长而扁平，白色或黄色，没有眼睛，尾部具有一对尾须或尾铗，触角长，如念珠状。生活在阴暗潮湿的地方，以腐殖质、微小动物为食。
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The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura). The name "diplura", or "double tail", refers to the characteristic pair of caudal appendages or filaments at the terminal end of the body.
Around 800 species of diplurans have been described.