The subphylum Hexapoda (from Greek for 'six legs') or hexapods comprises the largest clade of arthropods and includes most of the extant arthropod species.

Dec 10, 2025 · Hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda) comprise the largest of all arthropod groups, distinguished by their three pairs of thoracic legs. It includes insects, springtails, coneheads, …

Hexapoda (Greek for “six-legged”) is an animal subphylum consisting of arthropods, insects, and wingless arthropods. All examples of hexapods have one distinct feature that separates them …

Protura, the most primitive hexapods, are tiny (0.5 – 2.0 mm) secretive inhabitants of humus and leaf mold in temperate deciduous forests. Both adults and immatures feed on organic matter …

The hexapod subphylum consists of the collembola (springtails), protura (coneheads), diplura, archaeognatha (bristletails), thysanura (silverfish), paleodictopteroidea (extinct beaked …

Hexapod is defined as a member of the subphylum Hexapoda, characterized by the presence of six legs (three pairs of thoracic legs), three major body regions (head, thorax, and abdomen), …

Hexapoda is a diverse and ecologically important subphylum of arthropods, encompassing all insects and their relatives, characterized by their six legs and segmented bodies.