A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes. Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as they walk. The pincers of crabs, lobsters and scorpions, more formally known as their chelae, are sometimes called claws. A true claw is made of a hard protein called keratin. Claws are used to catch and hold prey in carnivorous mammals such as cats and dogs but may also be used for such purposes as digging, climbing trees, self-defense and grooming, in those and other species. Similar appendages that are flat and do not come to a sharp point are called nails instead. Claw-like projections that do not form at the end of digits but spring from other parts of the foot are properly named spurs.
About Claws
This show follows the lives of five women who work at a nail salon in Florida. The series was created by Eliot Laurence.
Achievement of Claws
The series was originally developed for HBO, but was later picked up by TNT. Jack Kesy has guest starred on the show.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Claws
Horse hoof - A horse hoof is a structure surrounding the distal phalanx of the 3rd digit of each of the four limbs of Equus species, which is covered by complex soft tissue and keratinised structures.. Dactyly - In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος ="finger". Sometimes the ending"-dactylia" is used. The derived adjectives end with"-dactyl" or"-dactylous".. Animal anatomy.
