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Freshly moulted Pill cockroach (Perishpaerus sp.)

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The darker color is the cockroach exoskeleton. Taken at night in Singapore forest.

Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskele…
An exoskeleton (from Greek έξω, éxō "outer" and σκελετός, skeletos "skeleton"[1]) is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of, for example, a human. In usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "shells". Examples of exoskeleton animals include insects such as grasshoppers and cockroaches, and crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters. The shells of certain sponges and the various groups of shelled mollusks, including those of snails, clams, tusk shells, chitons and nautilus, are also exoskeletons.

Exoskeletons contain rigid and resistant components that fulfill a set of functional roles including protection, excretion, sensing, support, feeding and acting as a barrier against desiccation in terrestrial organisms. Exoskeletons have a role in defense from pests and predators, support, and in providing an attachment framework for musculature.[2]

Exoskeletons contain chitin; the addition of calcium carbonate makes them harder and stronger.[citation needed]

Ingrowths of the arthropod exoskeleton known as apodemes serve as attachment sites for muscles. These structures are composed of chitin, and are approximately six times as strong and twice as stiff as vertebrate tendons. Similar to tendons, apodemes can stretch to store elastic energy for jumping, notably in locusts.
Image size
1600x1067px 1.04 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/16.0
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 24, 2016, 1:16:11 AM
Sensor Size
10mm
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Never thought I'd find a cockroach cute... :fear: :bleh: It's cute in the photo. Long as it doesn't land on me. XD