carapace

1. But the upper shell , called a carapace , was not there , only a thickened backbone and ribs .

但是背部却没有壳（即没有甲壳），只有增厚的脊椎骨和肋骨。

2. The lines of its body follow the lines of the flower , while the detail of his carapace and the spikes on one leg are razor sharp .

昆虫的身体的线条要跟随着花的线条，然而它的甲壳和一条腿的尖刺的细节是锋利无比的。

3. Lobsters don 't have much in the way of eyesight or hearing , but they do have an exquisite tactile sense , one facilitated by hundreds of thousands of tiny hairs that protrude through their carapace .

龙虾没有视觉或者听觉，但是他们有极其发达的触觉，从他们的甲壳上伸出成千上万细微的毛发有助于他们感知世界。

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