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zebarius

1 year ago

Huh.

How did I not know this? I feel like I should have known this.

Diagram of a Fiddler Beetle's morphology, with arrows pointing out that the hard shell that covers the more delicate wing is called an Elytra.

A screenshot of an excerpt from a website about the fundamentals of entomology. It quotes, "2.) Elytra : (Sigular : Elytron) The wing is heavily sclerotised. Wing venation is lost. Wing is tough and it is protective in function. It protects hind wings and abdomen. It is not used during flight. But during flight they are kept at an angle allowing free movement of hind wings. e.g. Fore wings of beetles and weevils."

Both are called Elytra. I don't know why I never realized this. They even mention it in the trivia section on the wiki for minecraft elytra. I feel a bit dumb for not connecting the dots lol.

Sources cuz we love them:

Beetle Image

Steve With Elytra

Elytra Entomology Description

Elytra Wiki

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