These animals metabolize sugar and oxygen to obtain energy for their cell-building processes, including secretion of the exoskeleton, with water and carbon dioxide as byproducts.
ðiːz ˈænɪməlz mətˈæbəlˌaɪz ʃˈʊɡɚ ænd ˈɑːksɪdʒən tʊ əbtˈeɪn ˈɛnɚdʒi fɔːɹ ðɛɹ sˈɛlbˈɪldɪŋ pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sᵻkɹˈiːʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛksoʊskˌɛlᵻtən, wɪð wˈɔːɾɚ ænd kˈɑːɹbən daɪˈɑːksaɪd æz bˈaɪpɹədˌʌkts.