Have you ever seen a shrimp molting? It's impressive like this!

Video of shrimp molting in Vietnam but so impressive to the foreign newspapers.

In the animal world, almost every animal must change its skin after a while. Even humans, we change tens of thousands of dead skin cells every day, though no one has noticed.

However, there are species that possess very clear skin replacements such as python, snake, or shell replacement such as crab, shrimp . And have you ever considered the process of changing the shell of a shrimp? It is really impressive and attractive.

To know how interesting the process is, come to the following video. According to the Daily Mail, this video is not clear who made it, but it should be from right in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam and it is so impressive that it is posted by foreign news sites.


Shrimp molting - have you seen this scene before?(Source: Daily Mail).

According to the Daily Mail, the person who posted the video commented as follows: "This is the first time I've seen a molting shrimp. The molting cycle is usually 10 - 15 days. When mature, molting time will longer, about 30-45 days. "

It is known that molting is a very important stage for a shrimp to grow. As a crustacean, the outer shell of the shrimp after a while will become extremely cramped, forcing shrimp to peel off to have better development space. According to scientists, this process is quite complicated.

Before peeling, the new crust will be formed just under the old crust but in a very soft state. When peeling, it is still very soft, so the shrimp is very vulnerable. However, it previously absorbed molecules and chemicals from the old crust, so it quickly hardened after peeling.

Picture 1 of Have you ever seen a shrimp molting? It's impressive like this!

Peeling process will last from 12h - 36h in adult shrimp.

Peeling process will last from 12h - 36h in adult shrimp. At the beginning, the shrimp starts shrinking, pumping water in until the old crust pops out. Soon after, it absorbs water to relax the body.

As mentioned, there are still many species with impressive molting process in nature. As with spiders, you even feel creepy.

Update 09 July 2019
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