Sentences with word «scute»

Some snakes get blister belly or inflamed swollen scutes from a heat source that is too hot.

The hexagon - shaped scales are called scutes.

«We are currently investigating what mechanical advantage scutes and sutures might provide.

Proposed mechanical advantage of sutured interface: (a) Straight interface with penetration by sharp tooth separating neighboring scutes; (b) Sutured interface with force F having tangential and normal components; (c) Tangential component of force, Fy, pushing opposite sides of teeth against each other in a locking - in mechanism.

The Wnt target gene encoding the transcription factor Achaete scute - like 2 controls the fate of the intestinal stem cell (26).

A characteristic of a Cooter that stands out is notched marginal scutes.

Other filming on the island included rescuing a crocodile from a resort swimming pool, relocating two crocodiles from the WASA Lagoon where illegal feeding of the animals as a tourist attraction is still in practice, and accessing the health of crocodiles living in the San Pedro sewage ponds by collecting scute samples that will be tested for toxicity.

There are tough raised scutes along the dorsal portion of the back.

The antler wreath is so scute and creative!

Under the scutes, the team found an inner layer that forms a complex structure in which collagen fibers interlock.

The team also tested the scutes» ability to withstand tension by pulling them apart both horizontally and vertically, as well as their ability to withstand penetration.

Meanwhile, the connections between the scutes, called sutures, make the armor even stronger.

Upon impact, the sutures» zigzag patterns essentially lock in and keep the scutes from breaking apart.

Researchers used scanning electron microscopy to characterize the surface structure of the scutes.

Each hexagonal scale, or scute, has a raised, star - like structure in the center that distributes stress across the entire surface.

Even water turtles begin to shed their scutes for the shiny new ones underneath,» she adds.

The scutes of the shell normally flake off as the turtle grows.

The marginated is known for the flanging effect that the scutes on the rear half achieve as it ages — particularly the males.

They have a very distinctive pattern of scales and «scutes».

«Scutes» is the name given to the individual sections which make up the turtles carapace.

The scutes on the green turtles carapace do not overlap and there is a distinctive pattern of radiating strips on the carapace.

Carapace is bony without ridges and has large, non-overlapping, rough scutes (scales) present with 5 lateral scute.

Additionally, they now make use of Pincushion, retracting their limbs into their shell like the first half of their namesake and putting their scutes to good use.