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Elytra and pronotum have a beautiful metallic emerald iridescence that shows no to very weak reflectance in the near-infrared. [3] The Pronotum is densely punctured.
Microscope image of an individual elytron from Augenerilepidonotus dictyolepis.Note the fringing papillae on the border. In annelids, elytra (/-t r ə /; from Greek ἔλυτρον "sheath, cover"; sg.: elytron / ˈ ɛ l ə t r ɒ n /) [1] are shield-like scales that are attached dorsally, one pair on each of a number of alternating segments and entirely or partly cover the dorsum. [2]
The elytra primarily serve as protective wing-cases for the hindwings underneath, which are used for flying. To fly, a beetle typically opens the elytra and then extends the hindwings, flying while still holding the elytra open, though many beetles in the families Scarabaeidae and Buprestidae can fly with the elytra closed (e.g., most Cetoniinae; [7]).
The Enchantments is a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington state's Cascade Mountain Range. [2] At an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,372 m), it is home to over 700 alpine lakes and ponds surrounded by the vast peaks of Cashmere Crags, which rate among the best rock-climbing sites in the western United States. [ 3 ]
Earwig wing anatomy. One tegmen opened, the other removed to show wing folding mechanism. The term tegmen refers to a miscellaneous and arbitrary group of organs in various orders of insects; they certainly are homologous in the sense that they all are derived from insect forewings, but in other senses they are analogous; for example, the evolutionary development of the short elytra of the ...
It rendered its wearer immune to all enchantments, and renders the user invisible when placed in their mouth. (Mythology in France) Nibelungen ring, Alberich steals the Rhinegold from the Rhinemaidens, having learned that he who is willing to renounce love will thereby gain the ability to forge a ring of power from the gold. Alberich forges the ...
Polynoidae is a family of marine Polychaete worms known as "scale worms" due to the scale-like elytra on the dorsal surface. Almost 900 species are currently recognised belonging to 9 subfamilies and 167 genera. [1] They are active hunters, but generally dwell in protected environments such as under stones.
Colchuck Balanced Rock is part of The Enchantments within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. It belongs to the Stuart Range which is subset of the Cascade Range . Colchuck Balanced Rock is situated west of Enchantment Peak , and east of Jabberwocky Tower and Colchuck Lake .