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Tag: ecdysis

Help, I’m crawling out of my skin! Why insects and other invertebrates moult

A freshly moulted young scorpion next to the shed skin. Photo: Alan Henderson, Minibeast Wildlife

One of the strangest things about living life as a minibeast (apart from having all those legs) would have to be the sudden urge to shed your skin. If you’re a keen observer of our spineless neighbours, you may have seen them quite literally crawl out of their skin – but why? Let’s have a […]

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