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Do centipedes shed their skin

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Yes, they do. Like many insects and arthropods, they form an outer shell of chitin to provide support and protection (as opposed to organisms such as worms that have no shells).

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yes Spiders shed their skin when they grow

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Yes centipedes molt multiple times as they age.

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Yes because as they grow older and mature more they have to fit in to their adult skin.

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A centipede does have an exoskeleton because it goes through metamorphisis and gets a new skin.

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