Common name: Springtails
Class: Insecta
Order: Collembola
Ecological niche: Scavengers
Distinguishing characteristics: A unique, tube-like
structure, the collophore, is located ventrally on
the first abdominal segment of most species.
Springtails are named for the forked jumping
organ (the furcula) found on their fourth
abdominal segment.
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