Rock Bristletail Facts: NOT a Silverfish Animal Fact Files

Rock bristletails superficially resemble silverfish, but these two groups of arthropods are not closely related. Learn more rock bristletail facts on this Animal Fact Files episode!

Scientific Name: Family - Meinertellidae
Range: mostly terrestrial southern hemisphere
Habitat: leaf litter, bushes, under tree bark, etc.
Size: an inch (2.5 cm) or less in length
Diet: detritus including animal matter, lichen, moss, etc.
Threats: spiders and other predatory arthropods
Lifespan: 4 years

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Rock Bristletail VS JUMPING BRISTLETAIL 0:00
Rock Bristletail VS SILVERFISH 1:02
Rock Bristletail APPEARANCE and DIET 2:06
Rock Bristletail LIFE CYCLE 3:10
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Image and Video Credits:
Peter Kuttner - https://vimeo.com/289249595
Robert Taylor - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/58800993
Brian Tomasik - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-95b46P-_c
MrChopsta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIaEPsrvUeU
Hidono - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b5CxI6AhTA

Research Credits:
https://itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=685010#null
https://bugguide.net/node/view/365624
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/meinertellidae
https://www.ru.ac.za/media/rhodesuniversity/resources/martin/meinertellidae.html
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/227018874.pdf
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ip57QSMCRk4C&pg=PA58
https://books.google.com/books?id=odQmAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA148
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ymf5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114
https://books.google.com/books?id=0iKjEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA40

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