These tights are usually a thicker spandex-blend, and are usually footless. Eventually, the eggshell splits, revealing the glistening, white, footless grub. The first is a round-bottomed footless "krater" with side handles and a plate-like rim (cf. They possess a footless column with two hard pollinia. The feet are often enclosed, but they may be footless. The name derives from the Ancient Greek words for footless () and animal (). The footless, straight cue as it is known today was finally developed by about 1800.