What is Symphyla?
{{Taxobox | name = Symphyla | image = | image_caption = Unidentified species | image_width = 250px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | subphylum = [[Myriapoda]] | classis = '''Symphyla'''}} '''Symphyla''' are [[soil]]-dwelling [[arthropod]]s in the [[subphylum]] [[Myriapoda]]. They are relatives of [[centipede]]s. Symphylans look like [[centipede]]s, but are smaller and translucent. They move through the pores between [[soil]] particles. They are found from the surface down to a depth of about 50 cm. They eat decaying vegetation, and can do harm in [[agriculture]] by eating seeds, roots, and [[root hair]]s in cultivated soil. They feed on decayed vegetation. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Myriapods]]