The oldest insect fossil is a wingless springtail insect found in the middle Devonian strata 350 million years ago. The body of this insect has been clearly divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen. The emergence of the thorax as the center of movement clearly represents the birth o...
Commonly known as springtails, because it has a bouncer at the end of its abdomen, hence the name Collembola. Its first abdominal segment has a sucker-shaped abdominal tube, and its fourth abdominal segment has a bifurcated jumper. The jumper is usually sucked by the suction tube. When necess...