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Invertebrates molt because if they have a shell, the shell limits them to how big they can grow. When they molt though, the shell then becomes a home for another animal and then the invertebrate gets another shell.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause the outer covering (or exoskeleton) doesn't stretch as ordinary skin does. The insect basically 'outgrows' its skin, and moults. The newly emerged insect will often gulp air to inflate its body before the new exoskeleton has time to dry - allowing for new growth.
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∙ 9y agoCaterpillars molt so they can achieve a bigger size. Molting helps the caterpillar shed excess skin when they are getting bigger.
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∙ 12y agoSome insects which have a hard outer covering needs to moult but smooth skin animals do not need to moult
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∙ 15y agoit gets too big for the external skeleton
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∙ 13y agobecause you touch your self at night!
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Where do animals who moults their skin leave it?
Insects and reptiles tend to moult. They don't have the same sort of skin as mammals do. In order to get bigger, they have to shed their skin to expand. Most just abandon the skin where it is and you can find snake skins and insect shells in the right places.
Does house fly larvae moults?
Yes, all larvae molt. Adults don't however - nothing does after pupating as the insect is 'finished' and stopped growing.
Is a lawn grub an insect?
Yes, it is a pupae, or a juvenile stage before it becomes an adult insect.
Is the canker worm turn to a flying insect?
Yes it becomes a moth
Are black beauty stick insect girl's bigger or smaller than boys?
The female stick insects are always bigger.
Does the larvae in the life cycle of a butterfly moults?
No, it doesn't.
What are house hold pests?
A household pest can be any insect that becomes a nuisance.
What is a stick insect life cycle?
The female stick insect mates (some can lay eggs without mating), sticking her eggs to leaves or just on the ground. She may lay any number between 100 and 1200. The eggs often look like plant seeds and sometimes take several months to hatch. Baby insects (nymphs) look very like their parents. As each stage (or instar) of the insect grows big enough, it moults, that is, it sheds its outer skeleton, which it eats. After several moults it develops into the fully grown stick insect. Wings develop before the final moult. All males and the females of many species have wings, though usually only the males can fly. Stick insects live about 12 months, sometimes longer when kept as pets.
When a Rhode island red moults can there be bleeding?
If there is, call the vet!
What happens to a tsunami as it nears the shore?
It becomes bigger :)
Is bigger or smaller?
When something contracts it becomes smaller.
Is a mosquito a bug or an insect?
What you are describing is most likely a crane fly. The are commonly mistaken for mosquitoes. Crane flies are much bigger than mosquitoes.
