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Lepidotrichidae Lepismatidae Maindroniidae Nicoletiidae

Thysanura is an order of small active insects that includes the familiar silverfish Lepisma saccharina and the firebrat. A the correct sequence includes astir 370 metal money worldwide, around tetrad families. A insects of the sequentially can be known as bristletails, from either their trio yearn caudally filaments.

Silverfish come then known as due to the silvery glitter of the scales covering their bodies. Their movement is "fish-like" & makes it look when in case it're playing. It is to a lesser degree half an inch yearn & noticed within dampish corners or even amongst books and papers in houses. Although commissioned by owning destroying paper & linen, it probably feeds only in farinaceous (flour) or sugary substances. Silverfish might periodically exist as obtained inside bathtubs or sinks at night, as it stand difficulty go on smooth shells and then be cornered.

A families Machilidae and Meinerellidae of the jumping bristletails were once involved by using Thysanura, however at present stand their have choose, Microcoryphia.

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Gordon Ramel's Thysanura Page
Introduction to the biology, classification, and ecology of silverfish, the Thysanura.

Silverfish and Firebrats (Order Thysanura)
Introduction and images from California.

Thysanura
Introduction to silverfish and firebrats from John R. Meyer's Entomology class.

Thysanura (Silverfish, Fishmoths)
Introduction from the South African Museum.

Thysanura of North America
Systematic checklist.

Fishmoths (Thysanura) of South Africa
Systematic checklist.

Silverfish and Firebrats
Notes from Iowa State.

Thysanura
Introduction and images from Discover Life.

Silverfish
Fact sheet from Virginia Tech.

Thysanura (Silverfish and Firebrats)
Image, very brief introduction, and references.






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