Family Machilidae (Noun)
Meaning
Jumping bristletails.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Machilidae, commonly known as jumping bristletails, are insects of the order Archaeognatha within the class Insecta and are among the most ancient of all insect groups in the family Machilidae.
- Some insects belonging to the family Machilidae exhibit eusocial behavior with evidence suggesting this was one of the earliest evolutionary steps in sociality in the insects.
- Species within the family Machilidae exhibit their distinctive bristles by fanning out from their abdominal tip and appear like an 'unusually elongated, cylindrical tail' giving the family its name.
- Archaeognatha within the family Machilidae typically prefer living under tree bark or beneath leaf litter.
- Entomologists interested in understanding evolutionary insect relationships are likely to find members of the family Machilidae highly significant for the research on their very basic development in ancient environments.