Stats

Lifespan

A few months

Size

Tiny

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

These tiny insects dwell in damp bark, dusty bookshelves, and on animal hosts. Some species lack wings and can leap three times their body length to escape predators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Psocodea