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Exuviae
Exuviae Ex*u"vi*[ae], n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or
off, to pull off.]
1. (Zo["o]l) Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any
parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins
of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc.
2. (Geol.) The fossil shells and other remains which animals
have left in the strata of the earth.
Meaning of Exuviae from wikipedia
- In biology,
exuviae are the
remains of an
exoskeleton and
related structures that are left
after ecdysozoans (including insects,
crustaceans and arachnids)...
- Ecdysis: a
dragonfly has
emerged from its dry
exuviae and is
expanding its wings. Like
other arthropods, its body is
divided into segments....
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covering is formed. The
remnants of the old,
empty exoskeleton are
called exuviae.
After moulting, an
arthropod is
described as teneral, a callow; it is...
- by
undergoing ecdysis (moulting), or
shedding the old exoskeleton, the
exuviae,
after growing a new one that is not yet hardened.
Moulting cycles run...
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emerged adult cicada held on
human fingers Cicada exuviae after the
adult cicada has left
Cicada exuviae clinging to a leaf
Cicada clinging to the bark of...
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Calamistrum Cephalothorax Chelicerae Cheliceral fang
Cribellum Epigyne Exuviae Opisthosoma Pedipalp Palpal bulb Sco****e Silk
Spinneret Urticating hair...
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Discarded exoskeleton (
exuviae) of
dragonfly nymph...
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shown to be
coprophagic -
eating their own faeces, they also eat
their own
exuviae (moulted carapace) and each other. They have even been
observed leaving...
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reached after 6 moults. Some
species have been
known to eat
their own
exuviae after moulting Over 10,500
species of
amphipods are
currently recognised...
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ready to emerge, the
adult splits its skin
dorsally and
climbs out of the
exuviae and
breaks out of the cell. Nest of
common carder bumblebee, wax canopy...
