"Snake Skin Secrets: The Amazing Process of Ecdysis"#SnakeSkinShedding #Ecdysis #SnakeBiology #ReptileFacts #Wildlife | Jot Tv Media

Caterpillar molting (ecdysis) is always nothing short of a spectacle to witness, but it’s even cooler when a rare non-native slug caterpillar is doing it. Behold: Monema flavescens, aka the denki mushi! At the beginning of the video, you can see the young denki mushi performing a pumping motion in order to build air pressure between its old and new skin. Not long after, the pressure splits the old exoskeleton towards the front, and the denki mushi quickly crawls its way out. The video is sped up

SHEDDING YOUR SUIT OF ARMOR (ECDYSIS) Many invertebrate species such as insects, spiders and crustaceans must undergo a shedding of their exoskeleton (hard body armor). Technically known as ecdysis, this shedding allows these animals’ bodies to expand as they grow. The animal’s back cracks open and a soft vulnerable animal wriggles out of the old suit of armor. In many species, the new cuticle is pale, even ghostly white as in the case of the cockroaches in this video. The new body may take hour