Other Invertebrates
19 entries in the Other Invertebrates compendium.
Formica rufaA boreal ant species known for large nests and formic acid.Formosan subterranean termiteInvasive termite species causing severe structural damage in warm regions.FulgoridaeHemipteran insects known for brilliant coloration and a luminous myth.GastrotrichMicroscopic, cylindrical, acoelomate animals found in water and soil.GerridaeInsects that walk on water using hydrophobic legs and surface tension.GnathostomulidMicroscopic jaw worms inhabiting anoxic seabed mud.Grapsus grapsusA common agile crab of the Americas' rocky shores.GrylloblattidaeWingless ice-dwelling insects with extreme cold tolerance.HalobatesThe only insects that live on the open ocean.HeteropteraThe Heteroptera are an insect group within the order Hemiptera, comprising roughly 40,000 HeteropteryxMonotypic stick insect genus with the heavy jungle nymph.IsopodaOrder of crustaceans including woodlice and gribbles.KinorhynchaSmall marine invertebrates known as mud dragons.LanceletFilter-feeding chordates that illuminate vertebrate evolution.LingulataAncient brachiopods with tongue-shaped shells, little changed since the Cambrian.LophotrochozoaClade of protostome animals with lophophore or trochophore larva.LoriciferaMicroscopic marine animals with a protective lorica.LouseWingless parasitic insects that have co-evolved with birds and mammals.Macrotermes bellicosusLargest known termite queen; complex caste division.
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