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What are scaled wings?
Butterflies and moths belong to a category of insects called Lepidoptera, which means “scale wing.” It comes from the Greek word s lepidos (scale) and...
How does scales help a fish to survive?
Scales protect fish from predators and parasites and reduce friction with the water. Multiple, overlapping scales provide a flexible covering that all...
What animal has scales and a protective shell?
The pangolin is also the only mammal with scales—similar to those of fish and reptiles, while the shell of the armadillo is bony in nature. These scal...
How does their scales helps protect the animal in its habitat?
Scales help protect the body of the animal in an instance where skin, fur, or feathers would become damaged or destroyed. How scales help animals surv...
Is scale and plates of animal same thing?
What animal has scales or plates?What is a scale on an animal?What are animals with scales called?What are animal scales made of?Do geckos have scale...
What is an outer covering of an insect called e.g. scales hair feathers skin?
The term " integument " is applied to any outer covering of an animal. Basically, it means the skin, although many scientists describe the exoskeleton...
Who is an land animal with scals?
What is a pangolin, really? Though many think of them as reptiles, pangolins are actually mammals. They are the only mammals wholly-covered in scales ...
What group of animals lay eggs and live on land and they also have scales?
Reptiles live on land, have scaly skin and lay eggs with shells. They have lungs rather than gills and may or may not have teeth. Some examples of rep...
What is the purpose of the scales?
scale, in zoology, small plate or shield forming part of the outer skin layers of certain animals. Scales provide protection from the environment and ...