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Spiracle or
spiraculum may
refer to:
Spiracle (arthropods),
opening in the
exoskeletons of some
arthropods Spiracle (vertebrates),
openings on the surface...
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Spiracles (/ˈspɪrəkəl, ˈspaɪ-/) are
openings on the
surface of some animals,
which usually lead to
respiratory systems. The
spiracle is a
small hole behind...
- A
spiracle or
stigma is the
opening in the
exoskeletons of insects, myriapods,
velvet worms and many
arachnids to
allow air to
enter the trachea. In the...
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respiratory systems of
insects through a
series of
external openings called spiracles.
These external openings,
which act as
muscular valves in some insects...
- cetology, the
study of
whales and
other cetaceans, a
blowhole is the hole (or
spiracle) at the top of the head
through which the
animal breathes air. In baleen...
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internal gills vented by
spiracles.
Depending on the species,
there can be two
spiracles on both
sides of the body, a
single spiracle on the
underside near...
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adjacent sclerotized parts by membranes. Each
segment carries a pair of
spiracles. The
outer skeleton, the cuticle, is made up of two layers: the epicuticle...
- has a pair of legs on each segment. The
thorax is also
lined with many
spiracles on both the
mesothorax and metathorax,
except for a few
aquatic species...
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series of rings, each with a hole for
breathing and respiration,
called a
spiracle,
composing three different segmented sclerites: the tergum, pleura, and...
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pieces of
debris from
damaging the
delicate gills. A
smaller opening, the
spiracle, lies in the back of the
first gill slit. This
bears a
small pseudobranch...
