Molting!

Many creatures have to molt to develop. A key process of life but also dangerous: it is very easy to be eaten by enemies!

1. The cicada takes off its bra for half an hour

Cicada larvae spend 3-6 years living in the ground. In the last molting, the pupa crawled out of hiding and crawled onto the tree, bracing itself, cracking the shell and slowly coming out in the back, then lying motionless for hours and new skin. Dry to be able to crawl.

2. The way of Japanese crab

This crab starts a new molting. A year ago, it grew from inside a 1.5m diameter shell. When it feels too cramped, it unlocks the cover by going backwards and it takes hours to get out of the old shirt. This crab can live up to 100 years, up to 3.7m in size, weighs 20kg!

3. Gecko: tear the shirt piece by piece

This gecko rubs itself against a tree branch to molt. Every year it has to peel off the skin many times, because the skin is not elastic enough for body growth. Then it also eats its skin, a good source of fatty foods with lots of vitamins.

4. Only hang with a thread

Hanging from the branch with only a small thread, the spider spider swung its body in the wind. This position allows it to freely move to remove the shirt and get out.

5. Penguins change their hair

At the time of birth, penguins had water-repellent coat. About 13 months old, the waterproof coat appeared. At that time, she dared to search the sea for food and only returned to the mainland three years later to give birth.

6. Old hair is still good

The camel began to remove the old fur in the winter. In the spring, the feathers shed large pieces, and people collected them to weave carpets or clothes.

7. Once a month

American rice crickets live in humid climates. In a short life of about six months, it had to make 5-6 times molting.

8. In velvet fabric

At the end of winter, reindeer exhibits a new horn wrapped in a very smooth, velvet-like skin. By the fall, this skin was dry and fragmented. The horn was naked and fell after the estrus season.

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