Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences
The skin of arthropods is also the exoskeleton and as this gives them mechanical protection, they have comparatively few ectoparasites. Those which are present are removed during the periodic moulting of the skin. However, some organisms, particularly mites, have become adapted to living on the cuticle of arthropods.
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