The casting off and regrowing of the
exoskeleton
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The process of removal, as well as regrowth of exoskeleton, is called Moulting.
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- Moulting is the way wherein a creature routinely pushes off a piece of its body's external layer or covering at specific occasions of the year or as a mechanism in its life cycle.
- It also called by other names such as sloughing, shedding, or for certain species, ecdysis.
- In the case of arthropods, moulting occurs through casting off and regrowing of the whole exoskeleton.
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