exuvia
A dragonfly shedding the integument it wore as a nymph. The nymphal shell will remain as the exuvia. The white filaments hanging out of the exuvia are the linings of the tracheae, showing that they too are part of the integument.
Meaning
Noun
- The remains of the exoskeleton after any member of the Arthropoda, such as an insect, crustacean or arachnid has sloughed, discarding its old integument and developing the new one.
Origin
- From Latin exuvia, from exuĊ.
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