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Telamonia dimidiata
The process in which a Spider sheds its skin is known as "Moulting".. Spiders moult their skins as many as 8 times before reaching adulthood. During the moulting process they can lose a leg, which will be regrown at the next moult. When the spider's cuticle is stretched to the limit the spider can grow only by moulting. Spiderlings may moult every few days, and increase in size with each moult. The time between moults increases with age. When a spider is about to moult it will stop eating, and some species seal themselves inside a silk-lined chamber. The new cuticle is soft and pale. The old cuticle or exuvium is often mistaken for a dead spider. The cuticle hardens and takes on normal colouration within a few hours.
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Thanks Mayra..!
Wow!!!
Thank u birdlady..:-)
Very interesting thanks!
Thanks Atul..! I have got a sheded skin of a large Huntsman spider..:-) Will post soon..
superd documentation!!!
i have seen the spiderlings moult have a look here
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/113...
check out the last pic in that series!!
Thanks Mayra..:-)
Incredible!
Thank u Sachin Zaveri..:-)
Weird and wonderful
U r welcome Ava T-B.. Most of us dont know that even "Spiders shed their skin".. Itz My pleasure to share this info..:-)
Thank u EdwardNathanReulbachJr., KristalWatrous and alicelongmartin..:-)
Great photo, and thanks for the information! I didn't know that about spiders.
Wonderful Relic!
Wow, great photo!
GREAT picture!