Exoskeleton

... or alimentary canal Annelida Little ring Segmented worms Multiple circular segments about 15,300 modern Arthropoda Jointed foot Arthropods Chitin exoskeleton 1,134,000+ Brachiopoda Arm foot Lamp shells Lophophore and pedicle between 300 and 500 extant Bryozoa Moss animals Moss animals, sea mats ...

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Same as insects, their breathing system of trachea is lined with exoskeleton, so that sheds as well. (Do you think that would itch?)

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I found this north of San Antonio, TX. I got to watch it as it crawled out of its old exoskeleton. It was this color immediately after emerging, and then steadily changed to jet black over the course of a few hours. What is it? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v159/Reverend_Justin/DSCN7537.jpg ...

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... , which enable these animals to move , are attached to the inside of the skeleton. the main problem with this structural arrangement is that the exoskeleton is heavy and eventually becomes too heavy for the internal muscles to lift . (.....5....) . in contrast , vertebrates have an endoskeleton ...

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I thought the exoskeleton covers the entire animal?

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