Like all arthropods, crabs must shed their tough exoskeleton to grow to a larger size. The video from the Shape of Life YouTube channel shows the fascinating details of just what it looks like as a ...

He explained that a long time ago, someone realized that if you cooked a female crab during its molting process, you could eat the whole crab. The female soft-shell crabs normally cost a little more ...

Blue Crab on Beach of Florida© Katarina_G/Shutterstock.com A crab’s exoskeleton protects it like armor and gives the animal structural support. Without the process of molting, crabs and other ...