OMG What happen to this Hopper!

geoyip · 15th October 2004

Look like it was suck dry!

jbma · 15th October 2004

It was somebody's lunch man.

eikin · 15th October 2004

more like an extreme makeover ... like a 'skin-change'? dunnoe the correct term for that

germ_boi · 15th October 2004

moulted?

reno77 · 15th October 2004

Its the moulted skin. Insects have the exoskeleton that cannot expand. so when they grow they have to shed the outer layer of the exoskeleton.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...SS/Ecdysis.htm

megaweb · 15th October 2004

Originally Posted by reno77

Its the moulted skin. Insects have the exoskeleton that cannot expand. so when they grow they have to shed the outer layer of the exoskeleton.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...SS/Ecdysis.htm

Ya reno77 is right. This is just a skin ...

I got a similar shot it at
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...287#post176287

eikin · 15th October 2004

cool, learn a new word today

geoyip · 15th October 2004

Thanks reno77, megaweb for the info

geoyip · 15th October 2004

Originally Posted by megaweb

Ya reno77 is right. This is just a skin ...

I got a similar shot it at
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...287#post176287

Wow, u got one thats moulting ... Thats a record shot

if only u could get a closer shot

sehsuan · 15th October 2004

so far, i've only seen moults of snakeskin (partial), and empty, moulted crabshells on beaches. this is interesting. there should be a corresponding hole where the growing insect emerged from...

ahh yes, now i remember what i wanted to add. the soft-shell crabs some of you guys makan, are non-existent - they are just crabs that just broke out from its older exoskeleton

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sehsuan Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,674	so far, i've only seen moults of snakeskin (partial), and empty, moulted crabshells on beaches. this is interesting. there should be a corresponding hole where the growing insect emerged from... ahh yes, now i remember what i wanted to add. the soft-shell crabs some of you guys makan, are non-existent - they are just crabs that just broke out from its older exoskeleton Last edited by sehsuan; 15th October 2004 at 12:38 PM.