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cuticle

The horny noncellular surface layer of many invertebrates such as insects; in botany, the waxy surface layer on those parts of plants that are exposed to the air, continuous except for stomata and lenticels. All types are secreted by the cells of the epidermis. A cuticle reduces water loss and, in arthropods, acts as an exoskeleton.



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They are classified as hard ticks and soft ticks, depending on the consistency of their covering cuticles.
Tick in the ear by Raman, Rajagopalan / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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Cronberg speculates that sperm somehow stick to insects' or mites' cuticles during transit.
Moss express: insects and mites tote mosses' sperm by Milius, S. / Science News
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