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by myrmidon 786 days ago
Quite common in videogames, too.

A specific example would be the Carapace (armor) upgrades in Starcraft 2 (one faction, the Zerg, are basically insects).

Also sometimes used for (humanoid) armor crafted from shells (fantasy settings).

I think this is MUCH more prevalent in scifi/fantasy targeted at male audiences, and the data confirms it [1]

[1]: https://osf.io/g4xrt/#!

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The Dota 2 hero Nyx Assassin (beetle-like creature) has a skill called Spiked Carapace.