Web-spinning Barklouse vs Arrowhead Spiketail
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Web-spinning Barklouse | Arrowhead Spiketail |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Archipsocus nomas | Cordulegaster obliqua |
| Order | Psocoptera | Odonata |
| Family | Archipsocidae | Cordulegastridae |
| Size | 1.5-2.5 mm | 70-80 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Forests |
| Diet | Omnivores | Omnivores |
| Regions | Southeastern United States, Central America | North America |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Web-spinning Barklouse
A bark louse known for spinning communal silk webs over tree bark in tropical and subtropical regions. Large colonies can cover entire tree trunks.
Did You Know?
Their communal silk webs can cover entire tree trunks like a ghostly shroud.
Arrowhead Spiketail
A large spiketail dragonfly with arrowhead-shaped yellow markings along its dark abdomen. It is found along seepage-fed streams in eastern North American forests.
Did You Know?
Females can insert eggs directly into hard-packed stream gravel using their spike-like ovipositor.