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Breathing tubes embedded in the weblike sheath cells that cover developing egg chambers in a lubber grasshopper

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Breathing tubes embedded in the weblike sheath cells that cover developing egg chambers in a lubber grasshopper.

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Insects have breathing tubes that carry air through their exoskeleton directly to where it’s needed. This image shows the breathing tubes embedded in the weblike sheath cells that cover developing egg chambers in a lubber grasshopper.

KEVIN EDWARDS, JOHNY SHAJAHAN, DOUG WHITMAN/ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

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