fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 months agoTurtle Shellsmander.xyzimagemessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1761arrow-down18
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minus-squareZWQbpkzl [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·11 months agoDomed, exoskeleton, this is a beetle.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 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-up1·11 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