Embioptera

Also known as webspinner

The order Embioptera, commonly known as webspinners or footspinners, are a small group of mostly tropical and subtropical insects, classified under the subclass Pterygota. The order has also been called Embiodea or Embiidina. More than 400 species in 11 families have been described, the oldest known fossils of the group being from the mid-Jurassic. Species are very similar in appearance, having long, flexible bodies, short legs, and only males having wings.

Species

Embioptera

ORDER

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderEmbioptera

Observations recorded6,707

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Image: Embia major.jpg

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taxon name: Embioptera
Commons category: Embioptera
taxon common name: 纺足目
start time: 199000000-

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17 sections

Contents

Name and entomology
Evolution
Fossil history
Phylogeny
Description
Life cycle
Behaviour and ecology
Behaviour
Silk web production
Galleries
Diet
Parasites and predators
Associates
Distribution and habitat
References
Further reading
External links

Webspinners are gregarious, living subsocially in galleries of fine silk which they spin from glands on their forelegs. Members of these colonies are often related females and their offspring; adult males do not feed and die soon after mating. Males of some species have wings and are able to disperse, whereas the females remain near where they were hatched. Newly mated females may vacate the colony and establish a new one nearby. Others may emerge to search for a new food source to which the galleries can be extended, but in general, the insects rarely venture from their galleries.