Insect identificationInsect external structure
Insect internal structure
Development of insects
Relationships of insects
Apterygota
Thysanura
Collembola
Snow flea
Springtail<
Springtail picture
Pterygota
Ephemerida
Odonata
Plecoptera
Embiidina
Orthoptera
Dermaptera
Coleoptera
Strepsitera
Thysanoptera
Hemiptera
Homoptera
Neuroptera
Trichoptera
Lepidoptera
Springtail
Springtail (Papirius fuscus Lucas) , showing forked "spring" projecting forward toward the head beneath the body. Greatly enlarged.