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An insect does this to grow.
It expands rapidly before the next exoskeleton hardens.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoWhen a bug sheds its exoskeleton it is called moulting.
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What does moulted mean?
When an animal or bug sheds its skin, hair/fur, horns, or feathers. Or molt, is the periodic shedding of an insects exoskeleton or in reptiles the outer skin.
What process does an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton to grow a new one?
an arthropod sheds it old exoskeleton when it has grown to a point where it needs a larger exoskeleton. This process is called ecdysis.
What is a crayfish sheds its exoskeleton is that inherited trait or a acquired trait?
inherited
How does the animals with skeleton external grow?
An animal (insect) with an exoskeleton still grows under its exoskeleton like any other animal (insect). The exoskeleton is like a suit of armor, when the animal (insect) grows to big to fit inside its exoskeleton it sheds it, and a newer exoskeleton will grow to fit the animal (insect).
What is the name of the process in which an arthropod sheds is exoskeleton and forms a new one?
Molting
What is the name of the process in which an arthropods sheds its exoskeleton and forms a new one?
Molting
What is the name the process in which an arthropod sheds its exoskeleton and forms a new ine?
Molting
What is the name for an insects hard outer shell?
When an insect sheds its outer skin, it's called molting.
What is the name of the process in which an arthopods sheds its exoskeleton and forms a new one?
Moulting or ecdysis
What is the name of the process in which an arthropod sheds it's exoskeleton and forms a new one?
Molting
What is a exoskelelon?
An exoskeleton is a layer of skin that is like and "exo" (outside) "skeleton", that an animal sheds
Is there a bug with skin on the outside?
All insects have an exoskeleton on the outside.
