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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Can bugs with an exoskeleton (ants, beetles, scorpions etc.) survive a cracked skeleton or heal themselves?
gpt
Yes. Arthropods do have a simple immune system. Some orders and families may not be able to heal a cracked shell, but some may. For example: a butterfly is very vulnerable for the first few hours or days after it emerges from its chrysalis. It has a soft shell, its wings are damp and weak, therefore, it has to heal itself and gain strength before it can function normally.