Exoskeletons

... have half the muscle mass for example and still be able to use all the tools our society offers. Bones could be thinner if we made some sort of exoskeletons to support ourselves, and the overall body size probably only had to be big enough to accommodate our brain and the function of our hands ...

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... animals, it's a combination of smaller muscles being relatively stronger, and a lot of animals whose strength you hear about (like ants) have exoskeletons, which are more kinetically powerful than endoskeletons. More power translated to movement, less lost in connections.

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... are 2 distinctive features that makes the Arthropod phylum different from Annelids,Mollusks, Roundworms,Sponges, Cnidarians, & Flatworms? * Exoskeletons & a Coelom ? I would appreciate any help. Thanks!

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... class. 3 has to be a bigger group (since it includes clams and mussels) than 2 (which is just a species), and bivalve shells are not really "exoskeletons." And what is it with tardigrades? This is the fourth discussion of them I've run into this week!

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... as well. The majority of the knowledge about how humans move is based on research about creatures that walk, fly or swim using hard bones and exoskeletons (a hard outer structure that provides protection or support). By looking at soft bodied animals like the caterpillar, Trimmer can copy ...

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