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Proturans (Class: Protura)
Illustration by Halvard, used under GFDL
These are minute soil-dwellers most are under 2mm long. They have no antennae or eyes. Their front legs are held forwards rather like antennae. The name protura means 'simple tail'.
Related links: Proturans (Class: Protura)
- Protura - Compendium of hexapod classes and orders
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/compendium/protura.html - Protura - earthlife.net
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/protura.html - Protura - Tree of Life
http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Protura
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