exoskeleton
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Exoskeletons, often found on insects and crustaceans, are external skeletons that supports and protect the creature that has it. They're often composed of chitin, a material seen in things such as fish scales. Aliens in popular media are commonly portrayed with external skeletons, such as the infamous xenomorphs.
Not to be confused with
- body_armor - While often called "exoskeletons" casually, they are not the same as actual exoskeletons. They're artificially made hi-tech, often tighter fitting armors, whereas actual exoskeletons are a natural, external skeleton.
- power_armor
Tags About Exoskeletons
- exoskeleton
Colors
Exoskeleton Colors
- black_exoskeleton
- blue_exoskeleton
- brown_exoskeleton
- green_exoskeleton
- grey_exoskeleton
- orange_exoskeleton
- pink_exoskeleton
- purple_exoskeleton
- red_exoskeleton
- tan_exoskeleton
- white_exoskeleton
- yellow_exoskeleton
- monotone_exoskeleton - only one distinct color
- multicolored_exoskeleton - at least two distinct colors
- multi_tone_exoskeleton - more than two distinct colors
- rainbow_exoskeleton - the entire spectrum of distinct colors
- two_tone_exoskeleton - only two distinct colors
General
See also
General Anatomy
- body - A fallback for when the body texture is difficult to decipher.
- exoskeleton - An external skeleton often made of chitin, seen in insects and crustaceans.
- feathers - A complex texture, seen in birds, and most gryphons. Often applied to wings of such species.
- fur - A furry texture, seen in most mammals. Even a single tuft will influence this.
- scales - A squamous texture, seen in reptiles, scalies, and most dragons.
- skin - A smooth texture, seen in humans, dolphins, and amphibians.
The following tags are aliased to this tag: chitin (learn more).
The following tags implicate this tag: black_exoskeleton, blue_exoskeleton, brown_exoskeleton, countershade_exoskeleton, dark_exoskeleton, glistening_exoskeleton, glowing_exoskeleton, green_exoskeleton, grey_exoskeleton, light_exoskeleton, monotone_exoskeleton, mottled_exoskeleton, multicolored_exoskeleton, orange_exoskeleton, pink_exoskeleton, purple_exoskeleton, red_exoskeleton, spotted_exoskeleton, striped_exoskeleton, sweaty_exoskeleton, tan_exoskeleton, teal_exoskeleton, translucent_exoskeleton, white_exoskeleton, yellow_exoskeleton (learn more).