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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)...
- 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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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...
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Insect exoskeleton (comprising sclerotin):
abandoned exuviae of a dragonfly...
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Discarded exoskeleton (
exuviae) of
dragonfly nymph...
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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...
- cotton, dead insects, linen, silk,
leftover crumbs, or even
their own
exuviae (moulted exoskeleton).
During famine, a
silverfish may even
consume leather...
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defense against predators.
Pupae of
Megatominae are
protected within the
exuviae of the last
larval instar.
Dermestid larvae are
typically found on dry...
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Calamistrum Cephalothorax Chelicerae Cheliceral fang
Cribellum Epigyne Exuviae Opisthosoma Pedipalp Palpal bulb Sco****e Silk
Spinneret Urticating hair...
