Common Barklice

psocidae

Common Barklice are tiny insects that love to live on trees and shrubs! They are very good at blending in with their surroundings, making them fun to spot!

Lebensraum: They live on tree bark, leaves, and sometimes on plants in gardens.

Aussehen

The Common Barklice is a tiny, soft-bodied insect, typically pale grey or yellowish-brown. It often has two pairs of delicate, membranous wings, which may be clear or faintly patterned, held roof-like over its back.

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Common Barklice

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Barklice existed over 200 million years ago, making them older than dinosaurs!

Many barklice gather in large groups, looking like tiny moving patches on tree bark.

Some female barklice don't need a mate; they can lay eggs all by themselves!

They have special mouthparts that scrape tiny bits of food from tree surfaces.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Common Barklice can spin tiny silken webs because of specialized glands that help them create protective shelters on tree bark.

Some Common Barklice species can leap away quickly when startled, helping them avoid predators by making a surprising escape.

Common Barklice have mottled bodies and wings that help them blend perfectly with tree bark, making them nearly invisible to hungry birds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 4-8 mm
Größe: 2-4 mm
Lebenserwartung: 30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 0.1-0.5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6
Koloniegröße: 200

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny insects are cleaners, munching on fungi, algae, and dead plant matter on trees!

Hauptnahrung

algae
lichens
fungi
pollen
dead plant matter

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Its silk webs often trap barklice, making them an easy meal.

eaten by

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

Its larvae are hungry predators of soft-bodied insects like barklice.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Tiny birds like chickadees forage on tree bark for these small insects.

shelters

White Oak

Quercus alba

Barklice find food and hiding spots on the bark of oak trees.

Merkmale

Sozial

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Pflanzenfressend

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