any of a group of about 150 species of minute (0.5 to 2 mm [0.02 to 0.08 inch]), pale, wingless, blind, primitive insects that live in damp humus and ... [2 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/124
telsontailnoun any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974