Summary ²

The order Diplura is one of the four groups of hexapods, alongside insects, springtails and Protura. They are sometimes called "two-pronged bristletails". Around 800 species have been described, of which around 70 occur in North America, 12 in Great Britain and two in Australia.

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1. (c) Mick Talbot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25258702@N04/4341296733
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplura

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