<P> Thrips are small hemimetabolic insects with a distinctive cigar - shaped bauplan . They are elongated with transversely constricted bodies . They range in size from 0.5 to 14 mm ( 0.02 to 0.55 in ) in length for the larger predatory thrips , but most thrips are about 1 mm in length . Flight - capable thrips have two similar , strap - like pairs of wings with a fringe of bristles . The wings are folded back over the body at rest . Their legs usually end in two tarsal segments with a bladder - like structure known as an `` arolium '' at the pretarsus . This structure can be everted by means of hemolymph pressure , enabling the insect to walk on vertical surfaces . They have compound eyes consisting of a small number of ommatidia and three ocelli or simple eyes on the head . </P>
<P> Thrips are small hemimetabolic insects with a distinctive cigar - shaped bauplan . They are elongated with transversely constricted bodies . They range in size from 0.5 to 14 mm ( 0.02 to 0.55 in ) in length for the larger predatory thrips , but most thrips are about 1 mm in length . Flight - capable thrips have two similar , strap - like pairs of wings with a fringe of bristles . The wings are folded back over the body at rest . Their legs usually end in two tarsal segments with a bladder - like structure known as an `` arolium '' at the pretarsus . This structure can be everted by means of hemolymph pressure , enabling the insect to walk on vertical surfaces . They have compound eyes consisting of a small number of ommatidia and three ocelli or simple eyes on the head . </P>
small arthropod with six legs and two wings
small arthropod with six legs and two wings
Thrips
Thrips