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Q: When do the crustaceans get hard shells?
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Does crustacean have wings?

No. Crustaceans are sea critters with hard shells. For example, lobsters and crabs are custraceans.


What is a crustaceans skin like?

Crustaceans are animals that live in the Ocean. Their skin, is their outer-shell of a body, so it would be hard and thick.


What are some things that would be considered crustaceans?

Some things that would be considered crustaceans are things that have hard shells and live in the ocean. For example, shrimp, crabs, lobster, and mantis shrimp are all crustaceans.


What polysaccharides is found in the shells of crustaceans?

Chitin, N-acetylgucosamine, makes up the exoskeletons of crustaceans.


Are crustaceans born with a shell?

Crustaceans emerge from eggs usually as a larval stage that looks nothing like the adult, but yes, they have shells.


What is the shedding process of a lobster called?

When crustaceans shed their shells it is called "molting."


Are shellfish crustaceans?

Because they don't have shells that come off technically they are not shellfish.


Is a turtle crustacean?

Yes! A turtle is a crustacean because it has a shell! Crustaceans are animals with shells!


What are prawn shells?

Shrimp like crustaceans.


How are lobsters and chitin related?

Lobsters are crustaceans, and chitin is the hard polysaccharide substance that makes up the outer shell (exoskeleton) of crustaceans. Chitin also makes up the exoskeletons of other arthropods (insects, etc.). It helps to strengthen the cell walls of fungi and the shells of mollusks as well.


Can two crabs live in one shell?

Not all of them have "shells," but all of them have exoskeletons, which are essentially the same thing.


What are crustaceans are commonly known as?

Crustaceans are hard-shelled animals that normally live in the sea. Commonly known crustaceans would be crabs and lobsters.