Embioptera
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Webspinners or embiids (order Embioptera) are a group of mostly tropical and subtropical insects, classified under the subclass Pterygota. The name Embioptera (lively wings) comes from Greek, embio meaning lively and ptera meaning wings, and refers to the fluttery movement of wings that was observed in the first male specimen described. The group probably first appeared during the early Carboniferous.
