Beetle exoskeleton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of scales on the external surface of the exoskeleton of a carpet beetle (family Dermestidae). The scales are flattened versions of modified hairs,or setae. Insect exoskeletons are mostly made of the polysaccharide chitin | |
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