The formation of a hatching line in the serosal cuticle confers multifaceted adaptive functions on the eggshell of a cicada

Abstract Insect eggshells must meet various demands of developing embryos.These demands sometimes conflict with each other; therefore, there are tradeoffs between eggshell properties, such as robustness and permeability.To meet these conflicting demands, particular eggshell structures have evolved in diverse insect cirque colors lavender sky specie

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