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meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)

arthropod integument

Examine the differences in structure and function of endoskeletons and exoskeletons

Witness a grasshopper molting as it sheds its outgrown exoskeleton

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A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

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meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)

arthropod integument

Examine the differences in structure and function of endoskeletons and exoskeletons

Witness a grasshopper molting as it sheds its outgrown exoskeleton

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exuvia chitin endocuticle sclerotization exocuticle procuticle maxilla epicuticle sclerotin shell human skeleton bone joint vertebral column jaw cartilage knee rib skull elbow

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Muscles of facial expression, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC). Human face, human head.

Characteristics of the Human Body