A Stranger in Hallownest Chapter 2
Even then, hornet focused on the fleeting sensation in her chitin. most of the denizens in the mines were a little more mindless than those in the rest of hallownest.
The Life of a Brood Mother Ch. 1
The queen of blades leaned over and hugged her newest daughter, then gave her a soft kiss to her chitin covered forehead, "you are going to be a great member of my swarm."
Land Of Milk And Honey
The chitin was stiff but not rigid; pushing on it could still bend it like hard rubber, and she could still feel through the chitin, it was just a bit more remote. sort of like the sensations through a callous.
The Dark, Buzzing Heart of the Forest
This time, the insect wasn't gentle, its chitin carapace grinding and chafing against capo's skin as it spread its wings and crudely lifted him up on all fours.
Isolation-Excerpt 4-Chemical 240
The burn scars, the whip lashes and the lines on the chitin where it had been cracked and repaired so many times. the flashes came. the silver, the whips, the hammers, chains, cages, everything came back.
Break Out In Hives
The chitin had extended onto her lower back, but only a bit, to properly brace the hefty sphere so the weight would not affect her. she gingerly touched it, then squeezed. the chitin was solid armor, but still flexed.
Ceryx Expedition Species Log #1: Ghillie Spiders
However this chitin is uniquely thin and flexible, more akin to supple leather than carapace. each of their hands has four articulate digits, the chitin or flesh of their fingers is remarkably close to human skin in sensitivity and structure.
An Affliction of the Heart
The soap was scented with some kind of strange aroma, and kuno disdained it, instead just using water and a scrubbing motion to get her chitin clean.
The Sting of Judgement
Creatures operating with an exoskeleton simply couldn't get very large without being crushed under the weight of their own body.
The Merrin, part 1.
Aside from confirming previous scans, it also indicated high concentrations of chitin, indicating arthropod life." "atmosphere?" "nitrogen: 74.67%, oxygen: 22.45%, argon: 1%, carbon dioxide: 0.15%, and other trace gases.
Isolation-Excerpt 36-The Devil's Face
He held up his arm to block it, but the thin layer of ice encasing the fluid shattered on contact with the much harder chitin, showering martin in the subzero fluid.
Hidden
While most of his body felt tougher, sturdier, and more resilient with the exoskeleton, his legs felt frail and so feeble that they were deteriorating. in a way it was true.