fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoTurtle Shellsmander.xyzimagemessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1759arrow-down17
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minus-squareZWQbpkzl [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·5 months agoDomed, exoskeleton, this is a beetle.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoIt’s not an exoskeleton though. Those are ribs and a spine, covered in “scutes”, which are kind of horn-like scales.
minus-squareTeddyKila [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoInsufficient legs
Domed, exoskeleton, this is a beetle.
It’s not an exoskeleton though. Those are ribs and a spine, covered in “scutes”, which are kind of horn-like scales.
Insufficient legs