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Biomimetic Armor: Exoskeletal Enigmas
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Cast-off husks revealing recent exoskeletal renewal
- 3. Deposition of minerals to stiffen and reinforce external plates
- 5. Segmented regions of nervous control coordinated with exoskeletal divisions
- 6. Class including six-legged organisms with chitinous armor
- 8. Dorsal shield covering the cephalothorax in crustaceans
- 11. Periodic shedding to accommodate growth beneath a calcified shield
Down
- 2. Process hardening the cuticle by cross-linking proteins
- 4. Joints permitting mobility between rigid exoskeletal sections
- 7. Composed of the tough polysaccharide forming insect armor
- 9. Underlying tissue generating the exoskeleton
- 10. Specialized body segments fused in arthropod armor
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