Molting is the process of shedding and replacing feathers, fur, or skin in animals, typically to allow for growth or to remove old or damaged parts. Shedding, on the other hand, refers to the natural process of losing hair, skin, or other outer layers without necessarily replacing them.
Molting is the process of secreting new cuticle. It ends into ecdysis i.e. separating new and old cuticle and shedding old cuticle. It has 3 phases preparatory, ecdysis and post ecdysis. This process ends by eclosion i.e. final emergence out of old cuticle.[Ref: insects]
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difference between metamorphosis and moulting
It's called molting
Molting
shedding of exoskeletons
Molting
Molting
It is called Ecdysis or Molting.
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When the organism grows, its exoskeleton cannot expand. They solve this problem by occasionally shedding their exoskeletons and grow a new and larger one. This process is called molting.