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Maturing

A huntsman extending its extremeties during a moult. Spiders undergo moults several times during their life cycle until they reach sexual maturity. Some long living females such as the tarantulas will undergo annual moult.

 

Moulting allows spiders to grow and regenerate lost limbs.

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Uploaded on December 30, 2009
Taken on December 30, 2009