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3 years ago
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Posted On: June 21st 2023, 08:24 pm
When a Japanese spider crab goes through a growth spurt, it can get a little cramped inside that shell, so it will molt (or shed) its old one before revealing something shiny and new. It’d be just like outgrowing your pants and needing a larger size (if your pants were acting as your protective suit of armor, of course)
Comments (10)
itsjesslai 3 years ago

itsjesslai

😮 Do they eat their shell after?

catalina.meets 3 years ago

catalina.meets

I had no idea

aeris_the_tinkerto 3 years ago

aeris_the_tinkerto

So cool 🦀

georginakspencer 3 years ago

georginakspencer

Wtf have I just watched 😮

vandyhaus 3 years ago

vandyhaus

Wow!

seaworld 3 years ago

seaworld

#timelapse #molt #spidercrab

katalinas_island 3 years ago
ale_steele_9 3 years ago

ale_steele_9

😮 Amazing !

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