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The 47 pages that link to Autotomy, each with the reason it gives.

• EcdysisCompared with: Autotomy discards a body part rather than replacing an outer covering.

• CrustaceanRelated: Some crustaceans release a limb to escape and later regenerate it.

• SquamataRelated: Some lizards detach their tails, which may continue moving and distract an attacker.

• MoltingRelated: Some arthropods can replace lost limbs during later molts.

• CrabRelated: Some crabs drop a limb to escape and later regenerate it.

• ScorpionRelated: Some male scorpions can shed part of the tail during escape, sacrificing future stinging ability.

• LizardRelated: Some lizards can release their tails to distract predators and escape.

• OctopusRelated: Some octopuses can detach an arm, distracting an attacker while they flee.

• Defense mechanismBroader topic: Sacrificing a body part can create an opening for escape.

• LobsterRelated: A lobster can shed a limb when it is caught or injured.

• American lobsterRelated: A lobster can release a limb and later regenerate it through molting.

• CrayfishRelated: Crayfish can shed a limb to escape a grasp and later regenerate it.

• AgamidaeRelated: Tail shedding occurs in some agamids, though its frequency and capacity vary among species.

• MantodeaRelated: A mantis may shed a trapped leg, particularly during its immature stages.

• PhasmatodeaRelated: A phasmid may release a leg seized by a predator and later regenerate it.

• Predator defenseBroader topic: Some animals escape capture by leaving a grasped tail or limb behind.

• CentipedeRelated: Some centipedes can shed legs when attacked and later regenerate them during molts.

• GeckoRelated: Many geckos shed their tails when seized, trading tissue for a chance to escape.

• Spiny lobsterRelated: Like other decapods, spiny lobsters can shed a trapped limb and later regenerate it.

• TelsonRelated: Some crustaceans can shed a telson or tail-fan part, although this varies across groups.

• ScincidaeRelated: Many skinks can detach their tails to escape predators.

• AmphisbaeniaCompared with: Unlike many lizards, amphisbaenians generally do not rely on tail shedding to escape.

• Brittle starRelated: Some brittle stars release arms when seized, sometimes while escaping.

• AmblypygiRelated: An amblypygid can shed a leg seized by a predator and later regenerate it.

• Asian water monitorCompared with: Unlike many lizards, monitor lizards generally cannot shed their tails readily when seized.

• DecapodRelated: Some decapods can shed a limb and later regenerate it during molting.

• Fiddler crabRelated: A fiddler crab can lose a claw, then regenerate a replacement over later molts.

• StarfishRelated: Some starfish can shed an arm, which may later regenerate.

• GekkonidaeRelated: Many geckos can shed their tails to escape predators.

• Tokay geckoRelated: A tokay gecko can shed its tail when seized, distracting a predator.

• Green iguanaRelated: Green iguanas can shed part of the tail when seized by a predator.

• LacertidaeRelated: Many lacertids can shed their tails when seized, though the ability varies among species.

• Legless lizardRelated: Some legless lizards can detach their tails to escape an attack.

• Porcelain crabRelated: A porcelain crab can shed a claw when seized by a predator.

• Frilled lizardCompared with: Unlike many lizards, it relies on display and escape rather than routinely shedding its tail.

• Mediterranean house geckoRelated: Like many geckos, it can shed its tail when seized.

• OpilionesRelated: Some harvestmen shed a leg when seized, though the lost leg does not regrow.

• Pholcus phalangioidesRelated: Leg loss can help a spider escape a predator, though it carries movement costs.

• Scutigera coleoptrataRelated: Some house centipedes can shed a leg when seized, escaping while the detached leg distracts an attacker.

• AnguinaeRelated: Some anguids can shed their tails when seized by a predator.

• Brachypelma hamoriiRelated: A tarantula may shed a leg after injury, then regain it through later molts.

• CordylidaeRelated: Tail shedding occurs in some cordylids, although their spiny tails also serve as defenses.

• EublepharisRelated: Like many geckos, Eublepharis species can shed their tails when threatened.

• Grass snakeRelated: Grass snakes can shed their tails under attack, though the tail does not regrow.

• Homarus gammarusRelated: A lobster can shed a limb at a breakage plane and later regenerate it.

• Linckia laevigataRelated: Like other sea stars, Linckia laevigata can lose an arm and later regenerate it.

• Tityus serrulatusRelated: This species can shed its tail, but the loss impairs digestion and prevents later stinging.