Can insects, crabs, spiders, and other animals with an exoskeleton become overweight or obese?

Question

If so, how does it work? Do they just molt into larger skeletons?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I had a black forest scorpion that I accidentally overfed. He basically expanded out the sides of his armor with what looked like black skin. He was like that for a few months without any obvious health problems. I gave him away when I moved, so I don’t know how long he lived.