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An eggshell is the outer covering of a hard-shelled egg and of some forms of eggs with soft outer cots.

Worm eggs

Nematode eggs present a two-layered structure: an external vitellin layer made of chitin that confers mechanical resistance and an internal lipid-rich layer that makes the egg chamber impermeable.

Insect eggs

Insects and other arthropods

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