Spinning isopod (embioptera) SME insects, commonly known as "silk ants." Body long and flat, action lively. Chewing mouthparts. Developed compound eyes, no monocular. Wingless females, like a nymph; males generally have wings, front and rear wings similar. Tarsus forefoot first enlargement, there are spinning gland openings here, hence the name. Can secrete silk, silk tube form, which inhabit; common between the stones, bark cracks. Species rarely distributed in tropical regions, China's seen Guangdong, Fujian, in the crevices of eucalyptus subcutaneous tunnel camp life. Spinning foot foot wire mesh insect known as ants. Mostly dark in color, black, some species have a metallic luster, but also pale. Are small, body length of 4 to 6 mm. Slender and flat. Spinning isopod suborder of insects are known to have two, eight families, more than 200 kinds, just 5 of the known species.
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Embioptera Arthropoda (Arthropoda), Insecta (Insecta) Spinning Isopoda SMEs insects, commonly known as "silk ants." Body long and flat, action lively. Chewing mouthparts. Developed compound eyes, no monocular. Wingless females, like a nymph; males generally have wings, front and rear wings similar. Tarsus forefoot first enlargement, there are spinning gland openings here, hence the name. Can secrete silk, silk tube form, which inhabit; common between the stones, bark cracks. Species rarely distributed in tropical regions, China's seen Guangdong, Fujian, in the crevices of eucalyptus subcutaneous tunnel camp life. Spinning foot foot wire mesh insect known as ants. Mostly dark in color, black, some species have a metallic luster, but also pale. Are small, body length of 4 to 6 mm. Slender and flat. The head is small, no slough crack lines. Female compound eyes small, males more developed compound eyes, kidney-shaped; without monocular. Filamentous antennae or beaded section ,15-32, chewing mouthparts. Chest narrower than the head than in the pectoralis minor, there is a horizontal groove, during and after the chest similar. There are two pairs of males of similar size membranous wings, veins few and simple, wing shape and Isoptera similar. Wingless females. Some species are divided into winged males and wingless II. Forefoot first tarsus extremely swollen glands have a specialized spinning, can be spun silk net; degradation in the foot, hind femur thick; tarsus 3. Nearly as long as the abdomen and chest, showing 10, 10 male abdominal segment backplane split into two asymmetrical. 1 or 2 shall be the tail. Females lay eggs is not obvious, the male genitalia asymmetrical shape like female nymphs. Type of gradual metamorphosis metamorphosis, life after egg, nymph and adult three stages, immature and adult morphology and similar habits. Females no significant metamorphosis. 4th instar nymph. 1 year generation or generations. Eggs long cylindrical end covered, silk produced in the nest, the female has to protect the eggs habits. Similar to the male and female nymph form, appears only in the male wing bud morphology was significantly different after, the male's wing buds concealed in the body wall, the exposed end of the age at the time, so some people think that male last instar nymphs of insects with complete metamorphosis The pupal stage considerably. Some species can do parthenogenesis. Byssus ants mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, only a few located in the temperate zone, like warm, moist, living in bark cracks white film-like filaments made tunnel, some species inhabit ants or termites nest. Hi hidden, there are gregarious. Nocturnal, temperament and lively, quick action. Male phototaxis. Herbivorous to dead or decaying plant material and fungi its main foodstuffs, but there is little apparent harm to plants. Spinning isopod suborder of insects are known to have two, eight families, more than 200 kinds, just 5 of the known species.
