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The 100 pages that link to Ecdysis, each with the reason it gives.

• ArthropodRelated: A rigid exoskeleton must be shed for an arthropod to grow.

• DecapodaRelated: Decapods must molt their rigid exoskeleton to increase in size.

• InsectRelated: Insects grow by molting their cuticle through this process.

• CrustaceanRelated: Molting lets crustaceans grow despite their rigid outer covering.

• SquamataRelated: Squamates periodically shed their skin as they grow and replace worn epidermis.

• SnakeRelated: Snakes shed their entire outer skin layer as they grow and renew it.

• Complete metamorphosisRelated: Molting allows larvae to grow and permits the major change into the pupa.

• ReptileRelated: Reptiles shed skin as they grow; snakes often shed it in one continuous piece.

• LarvaRelated: Many larvae must molt as their bodies grow within a rigid outer covering.

• MoltingRelated: Ecdysis is the shedding event at the center of a molt.

• Insect metamorphosisRelated: Each metamorphic transition is executed through a molt that sheds the existing cuticle.

• ChelicerataRelated: Like other arthropods, chelicerates grow by periodically shedding their exoskeleton.

• LepidopteraRelated: Caterpillars molt repeatedly, and the final larval molt forms the pupa.

• Arthropod exoskeletonRelated: A new exoskeleton can expand only after the old one is shed.

• ScorpionRelated: A scorpion must molt its exoskeleton as it grows through successive stages.

• Insect morphologyRelated: A rigid exoskeleton must be shed for an insect to increase in size.

• PupaRelated: Pupation begins with a molt that sheds the larval cuticle.

• Incomplete metamorphosisRelated: Each juvenile molt requires shedding the rigid exoskeleton.

• CrustaceaRelated: A crustacean must molt to enlarge its rigid exoskeleton.

• LizardRelated: Lizards periodically shed skin as they grow and replace its outer layer.

• MalacostracaRelated: Malacostracans must molt their exoskeletons as they grow.

• EcdysozoaRelated: This molting process gives Ecdysozoa its name and marks its defining shared trait.

• MitesRelated: Mites must molt between developmental stages because their cuticle does not expand.

• EctoparasiteRelated: For arthropod ectoparasites, molting shapes development between life stages.

• BrachyuraRelated: A crab must molt its rigid shell to increase in size.

• CaterpillarRelated: Caterpillars must shed their rigid cuticle as they grow.

• HeteropteraRelated: A true bug’s rigid exoskeleton must be shed at each nymphal molt.

• NematodeRelated: A nematode must molt its cuticle to increase in size.

• Insect cuticleRelated: An insect must shed its restrictive covering to grow.

• ScuteRelated: Some turtles shed outer scute layers as part of normal growth.

• Caenorhabditis elegansRelated: The worm molts four times, coordinating cuticle replacement with transitions between larval stages.

• LobsterRelated: This biological process underlies lobster molting and growth.

• PancrustaceaRelated: Like other arthropods, pancrustaceans grow by shedding a rigid exoskeleton.

• Snake scaleRelated: Old outer scale surfaces are shed during the snake’s skin renewal.

• AcariRelated: Acari pass through multiple molts, and many species have a six-legged larval stage before becoming eight-legged.

• ArthropodaRelated: Arthropods grow by periodically shedding and replacing their exoskeleton.

• HexapodaRelated: Like other arthropods, hexapods grow by periodically shedding their exoskeleton.

• MyriapodaRelated: Myriapods grow by molting their exoskeletons.

• OrthopteraRelated: Orthopteran nymphs grow by molting their exoskeletons.

• CocoonRelated: Pupation inside or after cocoon construction accompanies a major developmental molt.

• CrayfishRelated: Crayfish periodically molt their exoskeletons, leaving them vulnerable until it hardens.

• Crustacean larvaRelated: Larvae grow and transition between stages by shedding their exoskeleton.

• NematodaRelated: Nematodes must molt their cuticle as they grow through successive stages.

• Reptile husbandryRelated: Suitable humidity and habitat surfaces help reptiles shed completely.

• ShrimpRelated: Molting leaves shrimp temporarily soft and vulnerable.

• EurypteridRelated: Eurypterid fossils include shed exoskeletons, which can be mistaken for remains of whole animals.

• MayflyRelated: Mayflies molt once more after acquiring wings, an unusual feature among insects.

• PhasmatodeaRelated: A phasmid must escape its old cuticle to increase in size.

• TarantulaRelated: Tarantula molting is a form of ecdysis, during which the old exoskeleton is replaced.

• Butterfly life cycleRelated: Molting lets the larva grow and enables the transition from larva to pupa.