Molted shell of a Caribbean spiny lobster. Caribbean spiny lobsters grow by molting, they move out of their old shells while at the same time, absorbing water, which expands their body size; they molt about 25 times in their first 5 to 7 years of life, then once per year when they’re older. Belize.

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Photo credit: © Stavros Bardalez / Alamy / Afripics
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