ANIMAL ARMOUR
Dec 27, 2019
3 minutes
Words by Scott Dutfield
Trying to survive in the wild can be a tough game. Animals don’t always know when danger may leap out at them from the forest or from the air, so having a natural suit of armour can come in handy.
One collection of animals are well-known for their armoured appearance. Arthropods, six-legged invertebrates including insects, crabs and scorpions, strut around in a hardened suit called an exoskeleton for protection. Made from a tough chitin-protein material – or calcium carbonate if you’re a crustacean –
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