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Photo Album Molting the Exoskeleton |
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Kate in nest under Plexiglas roof--paper towel and rock on top
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Top view of nest through Plexiglas
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She throws off her entire used exoskeleton.
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Kate nibbles on exo--only a few toes left to go!
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Entire molted exoskeleton--nobody home inside
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Just hours after molting, Kate is soft and growing.
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A week later Kate's exo is hard and toasty brown.
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And we're off and running for another year!
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Another molt. See shed exoskeleton and brand new pink soft crab resting in sea shell.
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