#cuticle — Public Fediverse posts

#mites of the #Astigmata (#Acariformes) are soft-skinned. Their thin #cuticle is sensitive to #drought, which is why they avoid leaving their mostly #moist #fungus- and bacteria-rich #habitats. For the purpose of #dispersal, a modified instar, the #deutonymph, with stronger cuticle and other specific #adaptations #evolved, performing #phoresy, the transport most often via larger arthropods.
© #StefanFWirth, July 2026, Berlin

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#Adult female of #Histiostoma sp. © Stefan F. Wirth

#Metallic shimmering colors in insects. Please watch my latest YouTube video and give it a like: https://youtu.be/QPO5ftCGeOw?is=WvherEq6AnRD8x2j
The beetle #Mimela #junii, originally from the Mediterranean region and now also native to #CentralEurope, shows magnificent #metalliccolors. They i.a. indeed provide camouflage. The coloration is not caused by complex #cuticle #microstructures reflecting light differently.
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#hot #pink #finger #nail #polish #fingernail #acrylic #tips #self #manicure #left #hand #only #three #coats #cuticle #trim #file #man #male #compliments #today #cafeteria #grocery #store #nice #NewYorkers #NYC

The most recent release of The Journal of Experimental Botany is now available for reading! Dive into our EIC's editorial titled 'The Next Generation', along with insight articles on #Aureochromes, NACs in #cuticle development, and CUC #genes in sex determination. Also, explore a review on #Ranunculales as a Model Lineage in the #flowering newsletter. In this edition we remember Georges Bernier (1934–2023). Access the issue here: https://bit.ly/3TwLcd7