▲ 753 ▼ Turtle Shells (mander.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Domed, exoskeleton, this is a beetle. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago It's not an exoskeleton though. Those are ribs and a spine, covered in "scutes", which are kind of horn-like scales. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TeddyKila@hexbear.net 1 point 2 years ago Insufficient legs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago It's not an exoskeleton though. Those are ribs and a spine, covered in "scutes", which are kind of horn-like scales. permalink fedilink source parent
