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The process in which crustaceans shed their shell is a process called molting.
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When crustaceans shed their shells it is called "molting."
An earwig is white during the molting process until the skeleton hardens. After the molting, the skin turns brown pending the next one.
Growth occurs by molting, or ecdysis. In many arachnids the first molt occurs while the animal is still within the egg. ... Growth can occur only by shedding the old exoskeleton, a process termed molting or ecdysis.
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In reptiles - it's the process of sloughing (shedding) the outer layer of skin.