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Mosquitoes don't have they typical skeleton you would think of when you hear the word "skeleton" (which is actually called an endoskeleton, like we have) Insects and certain other animals have what is called an exoskeleton--it's on the outside. It's just a hard covering that protects the animal and is where the bug's muscles attach. Because this covering doesn't grow with the animal, they have to molt every once in awhile and grow a new one.

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