The second unmistakable characteristic of a flea beetle is its shiny shell called a carapace (CARE-a pace). A carapace is the outside shell or case that covers the backs of animals like turtles ...

The study showed that the beetle has small micropillars within the carapace - or the upper section of the exoskeleton - that give the insect both strength and flexibility to withstand damage very ...

An ancient and complex anatomy hides within its domed shell ... chances are the first thing that grabs your attention is its large, hard carapace, or shell. Like all invertebrates, the horseshoe ...

TULSA, Okla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the downlisting of the American burying beetle from endangered to threatened despite the absence of the beetle from most of its range, ...