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  2. Arthropod - Wikipedia

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    Arthropods, therefore, replace their exoskeletons by undergoing ecdysis (moulting), or shedding the old exoskeleton, the exuviae, after growing a new one that is not yet hardened. Moulting cycles run nearly continuously until an arthropod reaches full size.

  3. Moulting - Wikipedia

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    In arthropods, such as insects, arachnids and crustaceans, moulting is the shedding of the exoskeleton, which is often called its shell, typically to let the organism grow. This process is called ecdysis. Most Arthropoda with soft, flexible skins also undergo ecdysis.

  4. Portal:Arthropods - Wikipedia

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    In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. They form an extremely diverse group of up to ten million species. The evolutionary ancestry of arthropods dates back to the Cambrian period.

  5. Portal:Arthropods/Intro - Wikipedia

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  6. Arthropod exoskeleton - Wikipedia

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    The arthropod exoskeleton is divided into different functional units, each comprising a series of grouped segments; such a group is called a tagma, and the tagmata are adapted to different functions in a given arthropod body. For example, tagmata of insects include the head, which is a fused capsule, the thorax as nearly a fixed capsule, and ...

  7. Scientists Found a 520-Million-Year-Old Miracle: a Fossil ...

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    Scientists discovered a 520-million-year-old fossilized larva with brains and guts intact, offering unprecedented insights into early arthropod evolution.

  8. World’s largest arthropod lived 300 million years ago. Now ...

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    An intriguing arthropod ancestor. The 3D scans revealed two nearly complete specimens of Arthropleura that lived 300 million years ago. Both fossilized animals still had most of their legs, and ...

  9. Instar - Wikipedia

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    An instar (/ ˈ ɪ n s t ɑːr / ⓘ, from the Latin īnstar 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity is reached. [1] Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or assume a new form. Differences between instars can often be seen in ...