Exoskeleton Collection (#6)

Naraoia compacta, trilobite

Psittaculirostris desmarestii, large fig parrot
Plate 35 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia

Dalmanites myops, trilobite
A Silurian fossil trilobite from the Wenlock Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire. This specimen measures 40mm head to tail

Namibia, Omaruru, Skeleton of large centipede in desert

Woodlouse, SEM
Woodlouse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of a woodlouse (order Isopoda). Woodlice are common small crustaceans which are found throughout the world in leaf litter

Langoustine, X-ray
Langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus), coloured X-ray. This crustacean is also known as the Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn. It feeds on other crustaceans and fish

Woodlouse leg, SEM
Woodlouse leg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface structure of the leg of a woodlouse. A woodlouse has a pair of legs on each segment of its body

Springtail body surface, SEM
Springtail body surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the body surface of a springtail insect (order Collembola). The hairs (setae) and scales are typical of this group

Scale insect, SEM
Scale insect. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a female scale insect (superfamily Coccoidea), showing its shield-like exoskeleton (strong and rigid outer skeleton)

Spiders web, SEM
Spiders web. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of threads of spiders silk (yellow) encasing a woodlouse. Silk is produced from silk glands in the abdomen of the spider

European scorpion (Euscorpius flavicaudis), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Scorpions belong to the arachnid family, having eight legs and a body divided into two segments

Dragonfly metamorphosis. Adult dragonfly on a plant stems after emerging from the nypmh stage. The discarded exoskeleton is beneath it

Bush cricket metamorphosis. This male bush cricket has just shed its skin (top) to become an adult (bottom). The process happens at night

Weevil (Brachycerus sp.). Weevils are also known as snout beetles due to the large rostrum, snout, that protrudes from their head. On the end of the rostrum is the jaw

Moth body surface, SEM
Moth body surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the projections on the body surface of an unidentified moth (order Lepidoptera). Magnification unknown

Ant sensory hairs, SEM
Ant sensory hairs. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an ants sensory hairs. These are bristles that are growing through the ants exoskeleton

Cricket, X-ray
Cricket (order Orthoptera), coloured X-ray. The cricket has well-developed muscles on its hind legs, allowing it to jump to avoid predators

Beetle exoskeleton, SEM
Beetle exoskeleton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external surface of the exoskeleton of a billbug beetle (Family Curculionidae), a type of weevil or snout beetle

Alien life form, artwork
Alien life forms. Artwork of two alien life forms. These organisms resemble earth-based invertebrates, featuring a hard exoskeleton, antennae and several pairs of limbs

Trilobite fossil, SEM
Trilobite fossil, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Trilobites were arthropods, the shelled segmented invertebrates that include crabs and insects and spiders

Cricket moulting. Cricket emerging from its exoskeleton late one evening. This is done as the insect grows, as the exoskeleton cannot expand but has to be shed

Insect exoskeleton, SEM
Insect exoskeleton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a the exoskeleton of an insect from the family Reduviidae

Small asian crab, SEM
Small asian crab, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). View from above of a crab, showing its large claws (chelae) and hard, knobbly shell (exoskeleton)

Small asian crab, SEM
Small asian crab, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). View from above of a crab, showing its large claws (chelae) and hard, knobbly shell (exoskeleton)

Male angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata). Photographed in the Namaqua National Park, South Africa

Mite, SEM
Mite. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a mite. Mites belong to the subclass Acarina and are one of the most diverse invertebrate groups

Mealy bug, SEM
Mealy bug. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a mealy bug (family Pseudococcidae), showing its shield-like exoskeleton (strong and rigid outer skeleton) and antennae (left)

Newly-emerged dragonflies. Adult dragonflies (order Odonata) on plant stems after emerging from the nypmh stage. Their discarded nymphal cases (exuviae) can be seen below and between them

Discarded dragonfly nymph cases. Mass of dragonfly (order Odonata) nymph cases (exuviae) left behind on plant stems after the nymphs emerged into adult dragonflies

Dragonfly (Aeshna Cyanea) emerged from exuvia
A close-up view of a Dragonfly (Aeshna Cyanea, Southern Hawker) which has just emerged from its exoskeleton or exuvia

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