Tag: Soil organism
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145/150: Coneheads. (No, I’m not talking about the nineties movie)
Animalia: Arthropoda: Protura: Eosentomata: Eosentomidae Berlese, 1909 Look closely, you don’t want to miss them! These proturans are less than 2 mm in length and lack wings, antennae, eyes and pigment; producing an almost see through body. Although they lack some arguably important body parts, they make up for it in other unique ways. They are quadrupeds because…
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91/150: Don’t impede this millipede!
Animalia: Arthropoda: Diplopoda: Polyxenida: Polyxenidae: Polyxenus: Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bristle millipedes live in dark and damp habitats like logs and soil that other millipedes also call home. Unlike other millipedes, bristle millipedes grow spikes like a porcupine because they lack the chemical defenses possessed by most millipedes.
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47/150: I’m a very tiny decomposer but play a vital part in making sure plants grow!
Animalia: Arthropoda: Diplura: Rhabdura: Campodeidae Diplurans, also known as two-pronged bristletails, are commonly found in moist soil or leaf litter. They are sometimes mistaken for earwigs, but can be distinguished from one another because diplurans have no eyes!