Petrobius maritimus

Petrobius maritimus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Archaeognatha
Family: Machilidae
Genus: Petrobius
Species:
P. maritimus
Binomial name
Petrobius maritimus
(Leach, 1809) 

Petrobius maritimus, the shore bristletail or sea bristletail, is a species of Archaeognatha found on rocky shores from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Sea .

Individuals may grow up to 15 mm and are grey in colour, with long bristly antennae and a triple forked tail .

They are very resistant to low temperatures, and remains active even if the temperature drops below 0 degrees C.

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