Exoskeleton Collection (page 5)

Glyptoxanthus labyrinthicus crab. This crab is found on reefs along the Pacific coast of South America. Its carapace (upper shell) is covered in a series of channels (shown here)

Great spider crab and bryozoa. Great spider crab (Hyas araneus) carrying a bryozoan colony. This crab lives at a depth of 500-2000 metres in Atlantic waters and the North Sea

Male fiddler crab (Uca tetragonon). This crab is found throughout Polynesia. Male fiddler crabs (Uca sp.) communicate to rivals and potential mates by a sequence of waves

Ghost crab (Ocypode cursor). This crab is found on sandy beaches along the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and eastern Mediterranean Sea

Carrier crab (Homolochunia kullar). This crab lives at a depth of 500-1000 metres in the Pacific Ocean around New Caledonia and Eastern Australia. Unusually, it has rear and front pincers

Calthrop crab (Rhinolambrus contrarius). This crab lives at a depth of 50-60 metres in Indonesia and the West Pacific. The carapace (shell) of this specimen measures 4cm wide

Honey bee head, SEM C016 / 8018
Honey bee head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its large compound eyes (left and right), mouthparts (lower centre)

Honey bee head, SEM C016 / 8022
Honey bee head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its large compound eyes (left and right), mouthparts (lower centre)

Honey bee antennae, SEM C016 / 8019
Honey bee antennae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the top of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing the articulated base of the antennae

Honey bee foot, SEM C016 / 8021
Honey bee foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the leg of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its articulated foot. Magnification: x181, when printed 10 centimetres high

Honey bee foot, SEM C016 / 8020
Honey bee foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the leg of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its articulated foot. Magnification: x24, when printed 10 centimetres high

Honey bee foot, SEM C016 / 8017
Honey bee foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the leg of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing its articulated foot. Magnification: x113, when printed 10 centimetres high

Honey bee antennae, SEM C016 / 8016
Honey bee antennae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing the articulated base of the antennae

Honey bee antennae, SEM C016 / 8013
Honey bee antennae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing the articulated base of the antennae

Honey bee antenna, SEM C016 / 8014
Honey bee antenna. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a honey bee (Apis sp.), showing the articulated base of one of the antennae

Red frog crab (Ranina ranina). This edible crab lives at a depth of 10-15 metres on the sea bed of the Indo-West Pacific, from the African east coast to Japan and across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii

Moon crab (Matuta victor). This swimming crab is found in the Indo-West Pacific and has legs that are flattened to enable it to swim efficiently through the water

Male Poupinia hirsuta crab. This crab lives at a depth of around 450 metres in Polynesia. The discovery of Poupinia hirsuta was a great scientific event for carcinologists (specialists in crabs)

Guard crab (Trapezia rufopunctata). This crab lives on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific, Maldives and Polynesia. The carapace (shell) of this specimen measures 2cm wide

Human-faced crab (Dorippe quadridens). This crab is found at a depth of 30-100 metres, throughout the South China Sea, Vietnam and the Indopacific, from Madagascar to Australia

Spotted rock crab (Carpilius maculatus). This edible crab lives at a depth of 10-15 metres in the Indo-West Pacific. Its carapace (upper shell)

Trilobite fossil C016 / 5617
Trilobite (Calymene sp.). Trilobites are among the earliest fossils known and ranged from the Lower Cambrian (540 million years ago) to the Lower Permian (285 million years ago)

Encrinurus punctatus, trilobite fossils C016 / 4927
Encrinurus punctatus, trilobite fossils. Block of rock containing several fossils of the trilobite Encrinurus punctatus. Encrinurus had eyes on stalks

Beetle Foot (Sagra sp. ) SEM C013 / 7199
Detail of a beetle foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of the foot and claw of a beetle (Sagra sp.). This image shows the profusion of tiny hairs that this beetle has

Sea Urchin Spines, SEM
Common Sea Urchin Spines, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Common Sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) are marine echinoderms, relatives of the starfish

Phacops rana africanus, trilobite
This trilobite shown in the balled position originated from the Devonian period c. 380-370 million years ago, in the Tifariti area, Spain

Calymene, trilobite
This specimen dates from the Middle Silurian, Worcestershire. Trilobites are among the earliest fossils known and ranged from the Lower Cambrian (540 million years ago)

Leonaspis coronata, trilobite
One of the smaller trilobites growing to a maximum length of 2cm. The spines have been well-preserved in this specimen

Acidaspis coronata, spiny trilobite
A spiny odontopleurid Silurian trilobite from Worcestershire, England preserved in limestone. The specimen length is 2.5 cms

Encrinurus punctatus, trilobites
A specimen of rock containing several fossils of the Trilobite Encrinurus punctatus. Encrinurus had eyes on stalks and grew to a size of approximatey 5cm

Angelina, stretched trilobite
Angelina grew up to a length of 6cm. The thorax was made up of 15 segements with spines. Trilobites were arthropods and had exoskeletons as crustaceans, spiders and insects do today

Calymene blumenbachii, trilobites
Specimens of this Devonian trilobite in various positions. Trilobites had a carapace, or shell. Trilobites were arthropods as crustaceans, spiders and insects are today

Porcellio sp. woodlouse

Calymene blumenbachii, trilobite
A well-known convex Silurian trilobite originating from Worcestershire, England. Trilobites were arthropods as crustaceans, spiders and insects are today

Phacops rana, trilobite
A Devonian trilobite from Ontario, Canada. A convex trilobite with eleven thoracic segments; the eyes include a few very large lenses

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

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