What is molting? compare what is called molting in animals and arthropods.

Molting – skinny skin. True, animals do not always have to shed their skin. Those that are warmer “dressed up” – covered with wool, throw off this very fur. But, not all at once, but gradually. This concept does not apply to humans – only to animals. And it also happens that during molting, some animals seem to crawl out of themselves. This is done by insects called arthropods. They shed their appearance completely. This so-called husk remaining from the molting process of arthropods is called exuvia, but for now it is on insects as an exoskeleton. The composition of this skeletal skin forms chitin. The molting of animals and arthropod animals is not the same thing. The difference is that arthropods grow and molt is associated with the growth of arthropods. After all, they begin to reap their exoskeleton and there is a need to throw it off. Another difference is that in insects – arthropods, larvae and pupae molt. This is also associated with the growth and development of arthropods. In other animals, for example, in dogs, wolves, foxes, cats, molt is a change of warm wool for summer and vice versa. Snakes and lizards shed their skins not because they get cold or warm, but simply because the skins are getting old.