{"id":117,"date":"2011-12-07T11:54:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T16:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2024-03-04T08:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T13:29:23","slug":"molting-photos-video","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/educational-resources\/molting-photos-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Molting Photos &amp; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lobster grows by a process called &#8220;molting.&#8221;&nbsp; During this process a lobster will take in excess water which pushes against the shell from the inside, causing it to split.&nbsp; The lobster then extracts itself as it sheds its outer shell and emerges with a new, soft shell as its exoskeleton. This extraction is known as ecdysis.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3213 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2020\/05\/molting-split-shell-lobstermanspage.net_-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2020\/05\/molting-split-shell-lobstermanspage.net_-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2020\/05\/molting-split-shell-lobstermanspage.net_-105x71.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2020\/05\/molting-split-shell-lobstermanspage.net_-317x215.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2020\/05\/molting-split-shell-lobstermanspage.net_.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,446px\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3212 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2020\/05\/recently-molted-lobster-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"313\"><\/p>\n<p>A thorough description of the molting process is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lobsters.org\/tlcbio\/biology3.html\">here<\/a> on the Lobster Conservancy website.<\/p>\n<p>Capt. Joe (Joe Ciaramitaro) has allowed us to link to a fabulous video and series of photos of a lobster molting, available on his blog Good Morning Gloucester.&nbsp; Thanks, Captain Joe.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/21\/another-view-of-lobster-molting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for molting lobster photos.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/20\/lobster-molting-video-at-captain-joes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for the molting lobster video.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for Good Morning Gloucester home page.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lobster grows by a process called &#8220;molting.&#8221;&nbsp; During this process a lobster will take in excess water which pushes against the shell from the inside, causing it to split.&nbsp; The lobster then extracts itself as it sheds its outer shell and emerges with a new, soft shell as its exoskeleton. 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