Thrips = Thysanoptera, most adults around 1 or 2 mm. (singular form ends in s). From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: September 24, 2006 - September 30, 2006 Archives] Reference
In this case the insect was an unidentified species of thrips Thysanoptera and the empty shells was the common North American snail Zonitoides arboreus. From Wordnik.com. [A new tenant for the snail’s shell] Reference
Physopoda: bladder-footed: = Thysanoptera; q.v. Phytophaga: plant-eaters: beetles in which the 4th and 5th tarsal joints are anchylosed and the 3d is lobed. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Thysanoptera. From Wordnik.com. [5 Effects on Insects] Reference
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