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The Moult – A poetical biological tale about moving on

Chordates, animals with spinal-cord, exhibit continuous growth. It may be faster or slower, but because it is continuous, is hard to see. Arthropods, in turn, do not have bones. Its skeleton is external and called exoskeleton. Imagine a medieval knight: his armor is a perfect example of exoskeleton. Back to the arthropods. Among them, there […]