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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Domed, exoskeleton, this is a beetle.

[–] Tar_alcaran 5 points 2 months ago

It's not an exoskeleton though. Those are ribs and a spine, covered in "scutes", which are kind of horn-like scales.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Insufficient legs