Assertion: blue crab's shell | /r/HasProperty | skeleton
Facets:
value: really
type: DEGREE
value: on the outside of its body
type: LOCATION
value: like in all decapods
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: ’s shell really is a skeleton on the outside of its body.
text: Just before moulting, the skin under the hard shell (exoskeleton) secretes substances which sever the connections between it and the shell.
text: Because they have a hard outer shell (the exoskeleton) that does not grow, they must shed their shells, a process called molting.
text: The soft body is protected by a hard outside shell known as a exoskeleton.
text: Like in all decapods, the Atlantic blue crab’s shell really is a skeleton on the outside of its body.
text: ’s shell really is a skeleton on the outside of its body.
text: Crabs are encased in a hard, protective shell (exoskeleton) which acts like a suit of armour often with spines or teeth.