My mantis molted and has almost doubled in size – he’s gigantic! How does so much mantis fit into such a tiny molt!? I can’t understand it, please explain? TIA
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It doesn’t fit. That’s why it’s molting. After the molt you will see an increase as the new shell is easy to stretch. Imagine a heavy set person in a button up that clearly doesn’t fit. That person is still wrapped in that shirt, but boy does their body wish it had a larger shirt.
so the outer layer of a newly shed bug is all soft and folded in on itself, and stretches out once freed from the molt before hardening into the shape of the new shell.
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