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  2. ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre - Wikipedia

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    The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre is an astronomy centre located at the site of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Headquarters in Garching bei München. It offers exhibitions, guided tours and planetarium shows that feature observations made by the telescopes of the European Southern Observatory.

  3. Respiratory system of insects - Wikipedia

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    The spiracles are located laterally along the thorax and abdomen of most insects—usually one pair of spiracles per body segment. Air flow is regulated by small muscles that operate one or two flap-like valves within each spiracle—contracting to close the spiracle, or relaxing to open it.

  4. Ultrabithorax - Wikipedia

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    The Ubx gene contains a 5' exon, two micro-exons, an optional B element, and a C terminal exon.The Ubx genomic DNA length is 76 kb and its cDNA clone length is 3.2 to 4.6 kb.

  5. Insect morphology - Wikipedia

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    The insect body is divided into three parts: the head, thorax, and abdomen. [2] The head is specialized for sensory input and food intake; the thorax, which is the anchor point for the legs and wings (if present), is specialized for locomotion; and the abdomen is for digestion, respiration, excretion, and reproduction.

  6. Cephalothorax - Wikipedia

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    Bauplan of a malacostracan; the cephalothorax is the region including cephalon and thorax, marked in yellow.. The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind. [1]

  7. Thorax (arthropod anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The thorax is the midsection of the hexapod body (insects and entognathans). It holds the head, legs , wings and abdomen . It is also called mesosoma or cephalothorax in other arthropods.

  8. Thorax porcellana - Wikipedia

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    Thorax porcellana Saussure is a species of epilamprid cockroach occurring in Sri Lanka and India. Both sexes are fully winged, but only the male takes flight, and then rarely and on short flights. Both sexes are fully winged, but only the male takes flight, and then rarely and on short flights.

  9. Prothorax - Wikipedia

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    Prothorax of a beetle. The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs.Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (), the prosternum (), and the propleuron on each side.