molt
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And crabs need that deep substrate to safely molt, or they risk being eaten by a hungry tankmate.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
The number of northern elephant seals migrating to California beaches to mate and molt grew from 10,000 in 1972 to about 125,000 today.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
After years underground, periodical cicadas — insects of the genus Magicicada — are emerging by the trillions across more than a dozen states to molt, sing, court and mate.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
Mr. Rave says that after the eggs hatch, many of the mothers go off to molt.
From NewsForKids.net • May 7, 2024
He had a sour, thin-lipped look even in sleep, and another resembled a reptile in molt, the skin of his face sloughing away in curls of dead skin.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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