Editing Pe Choi (section)

== Pe Choi Anatomy ==

The Pe Choi are NOT insects as we know them on Earth, they are aliens who happen to have a chitin-like outer covering. It is not even an exoskeleton as such, the Pe Choi have internal bones and joints and the plates of the exoskeleton do not articulate like a suit of armour as Earth insects do. This also means they do not have to moult; the plates of chitin grow at the ends in a similar way to bones and have active cells embedded that enable the plate to be partially reabsorbed and laid down again to resculpt the shape and to compenstae for wear and tear, again in a similar way to growing bone. The Pe Choi jaw has especially substantial bone reinforcement and their teeth are socketed enamel structures very similar to an Earth mammal's. ''(Author's note: I know all this is biology nerd stuff, but I feel it makes it easier to suspend disbelief if you make the science at least a little bit plausible.)''