When you go on vacation and get a sunburn, your skin usually peels off after it heals. Well, molting is not the same thing, but there is a semblance. Molting is the shedding or casting off, of an outer layer or covering and the formation of its replacement. Molting, which is regulated by hormones, occurs throughout the animal kingdom. If you’re curious, and you want to see how certain animal species and insects molt, keep watching, as we countdown 15 revolting ways different animal species molt
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Tarantulas
Spiders, like all arachnids, begin their lives as eggs. How do they develop into the eight-legged, web-weaving skilled hunters that homeowners are familiar with? Molting is the key. Spiders, like reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods ranging from cicadas to crabs, shed their skin at different stages of their lives. When tarantulas mature, they molt their exoskeletons, just like many other creatures. The spider's abandoned exoskeleton is an exact copy of the spider, without the head and fangs, once they have wriggled free of their previous skin. So, how does the spider get out of its web? The tarantula's carapace and abdomen break, and the tarantula begins to squeeze out of the hole. Tarantula’s molt most of the time when on their backs, twitch, stretch, and kick until their entire exoskeleton has been cast off. This tarantula's molting process took a total of 10 hours. Fortunately for the watchers, the tarantula molted up-right, allowing for an extremely detailed carapace to be captured. You can see in this timelapse video, the process of how this tarantula begins to molt. When you look at it, it is mesmerizing and unbelievable that these insects go through this. This is the world’s largest tarantula molting, and it looks like it’s about to explode. What a fascinating process to watch. This tarantula is molting and it’s a privilege to watch the process, although it can be tough on the eyes for some.
Cockroaches
Cockroaches molt multiple times during their lives, however, unlike reptiles, they molt out of their own skeleton. "When it's time to molt, the old exoskeleton separates from the head all the way down the thorax before the cockroach crawls out. Watch this cockroach molt. It’s as if it’s being dismembered and its body is opening up. Cockroaches are already disgusting to look at, but this is abominable, in my opinion. This Madagascar hissing cockroach is shedding its old exoskeleton and its cleaning crew of mites hitches a ride on their fresh new home. This is filmed at ten times the speed of the actual molting. This is an American cockroach in the middle of its molt in a tank full of others; the discarded skin is the cockroach's typical reddish-brown hue, but it molts out white and finds a quiet spot where its new exoskeleton slowly forms and changes color back to reddish-brown. They are vulnerable at this time because their bodies are delicate and vulnerable to attack by animals smaller than them, as well as pests such as phorid flies, which can lay eggs on the soft body or in its joints. An ootheca, or egg sac, is the small dark-colored capsule near the developing roach's head. This cockroach is undergoing its final shed. You can see it exiting its old shell and the new one is white for the moment. Even though it’s just a cockroach, it’s still fascinating to watch
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