Garden spider (Eriovixia pseudocentrodes) moulting. Garden spider hanging from a silk thread while shedding its exoskeleton (skin). The exoskeletons of spiders and insects cannot grow like a human's skin. Therefore, in order to increase their body size, they develop a new larger exoskeleton within the old one and must then shed the old exoskeleton (as here). | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Yeo, Melvyn |
Bildgröße: | 2618 px × 3927 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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