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A general term for insects belonging to the order Embioptera (Spinopoda). They are small, slender insects that at first glance resemble termites, hence the name. They have chewing mouthparts and no ocelli on their heads. Their antennae are thin and linear with 16-32 segments, their legs have three segments, and the first tarsal segment of their forelimbs is greatly swollen and has scattered spinning glands that secrete a silk-like substance that they use to build tubular nests on tree trunks and other surfaces to live in. For this reason, they are also called spinopoda. Males have two pairs of wings, while females are wingless.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

シロアリモドキ目(紡脚（ぼうきやく）目)Embiopteraに属する昆虫の総称。小型な細長い昆虫で一見シロアリ類に似るのでこの名がある。口器はそしゃく口で，頭部に単眼はない。触角は細く線状で16～32節，肢の跗節（ふせつ）は3節で，前肢の第1跗節は大きく膨れ，これに紡績腺が散在し，絹糸状物質を分泌し，この糸で樹幹などに筒状の巣をつくってその中にすむ。このため紡脚類の名もある。雄には2対の翅があるが雌は無翅。

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