The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation.
The process of shedding of the old exoskeleton.
The developmental process whereby the exoskeleton of arthropods is shed including cuticular linings of the gut and respiratory system.
Molting; the process of shedding an old cuticle and forming a new one.
The act of losing or removing the dead, keratinous, outermost layer of epidermis. In snakes, the old skin is usually rolled off in one piece; in most other reptiles and amphibians it may come off in pieces, and is often pulled off with the teeth and then swallowed (Peters 1964).
Shedding of the skin. After shedding, most amphibians will consume the highly nutritious dead skin.
when a tarantula sheds its exoskeleton in order to grow
process of casting skin, molting
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
The second stage of molting when the crab builds up water pressure and sheds its exoskeleton. First stage is proecdysis and the third stage is metecdysis.
Molting. The act of shedding the old shell for a larger one. The shedding process is repeated up to 25 times during a crab's life span, which seldom exceeds two to three years. Small crabs will shed about every 4 weeks; larger males will shed every 7 to 8 weeks.
Ecdysis is molting. When an insect molts it loses its old exoskeleton and grows a larger one to replace it. Caterpillars molt four to five times during their development.
The process of moulting or shedding skin, the mechanism whereby insects grow. lytra Forewings.
shedding or stripping away of the outer skin; also known as molting
shedding or stripping of outer layer
The process of skin shedding.
This is the process by which the outer layer of dead cells on the amphibians skin is discarded.
Process of shedding the skin.
Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticula in arthropods and related groups (Ecdysozoa). Since the cuticula of these animals is also the skeletal support of the body and is inelastic, it is shed during growth and a new, larger covering is formed. The old skin is called an exuvia.
