Komushi

Japanese: コムシ

A general term for an order in the class Insecta. Also known as Diura or Dipterida. A soil animal measuring 3 to 30 mm. Approximately 15 species are known in Japan and approximately 800 species are known worldwide, but it is believed that there are many unknown species. The body is white or pale in color and wingless. It lacks both compound and simple eyes. It has a pair of thread-like or pincer-like protrusions at the end of the abdomen. It is omnivorous, but mainly eats plant remains and fungi. Much about its ecology is unknown.

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Japanese:

昆虫綱の中の１目の総称。双尾目または倍尾目ともいう。３〜30mmの土壌動物。日本に約15種，世界からは約800種が知られるが，かなりの未知種がいるものと予想される。体は白色または淡色で，無翅。複眼，単眼ともに欠く。腹部末端に１対の糸状かはさみ状の突起物をそなえる。雑食性であるが，おもに植物遺体や菌類などを食べる。生態については不明な点が多い。

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