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Spiracle or
spiraculum may
refer to:
Spiracle (arthropods),
opening in the
exoskeletons of some
arthropods Spiracle (vertebrates),
openings on the surface...
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Spiracles (/ˈspɪrəkəl, ˈspaɪ-/) are
openings on the
surface of some animals,
which usually lead to
respiratory systems. The
spiracle is a
small hole behind...
- A
spiracle or
stigma is the
opening in the
exoskeletons of insects, myriapods,
velvet worms and many
arachnids to
allow air to
enter the trachea. Insect...
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respiratory systems of
insects through a
series of
external openings called spiracles.
These external openings,
which act as
muscular valves in some insects...
- cetology, the
study of
whales and
other cetaceans, a
blowhole is the hole (or
spiracle) at the top of the head
through which the
animal breathes air. In baleen...
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connected to the
surroundings through a pair of
spiracles, but in the
majority of
spiders this pair of
spiracles has
fused into a
single one in the middle,...
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Anatomy - (1) Egg m-micropyle (2) Head o-ocelli s-
spiracle (3) s-
spiracle m-malphigian
tubules g-silk
gland (4) a -
antenna l-labrum o-
ocelli k mandible...
- the head. The eyes and well-developed
spiracles are
located on the top of the head. In most species, the
spiracles are
large and are the main
means of drawing...
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pieces of
debris from
damaging the
delicate gills. A
smaller opening, the
spiracle, lies in the back of the
first gill slit. This
bears a
small pseudobranch...
- than in vertebrates.
Insects have an open
respiratory system made up of
spiracles, tracheae, and
tracheoles to
transport metabolic gases to and from tissues...
