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Moulting crayfish Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF6NgMBcNCM

I wonder what the crayfish feels when it's moulting. Wait, why does watching this video remind me of masturbation?
>> Anonymous
/an/ should be renamed to /cat/. No one here cares about anything but cats.
>> Anonymous
>>88579

Bitter anonymous is bitter. I admit there are too many cat threads, but the old nature board didn't get enough traffic, despite getting more interesting subjects like this. It's just a tradeoff we have to live with.

I always wondered how moulting works since I assumed the outer shell hardens. So does the shell soften up before something moults?
>> Anonymous
>>88579

whine less

post other stuff moar
>> Bitter Anon !!WJLRQ1cwCyZ
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>>88644

You called?
You forget we also love giant isopods and rats here.

On topic: When a creature is ready to molt, most exoskeletal species' outer shell splits and they slither or shove themselves out of said crack. Before long, the previously internal shell hardens into their new skeleton. For some species, such as snakes and lizards, they simply scrape the dead skin off or it peels as they go about their business.

Hope this helps, cockfag.
Pic unrelated to cats, rats, or isopods.
>> Anonymous
>>87922

If crayfish felt just like people do, it would feel like cutting your nails. The difference is that instead of a brain, the crayfish has something more like a tangle of nerves which barely function in a centralized manner.
>> Anonymous
>>88756
I think it would feel more like squeezing out a really big turd that just wouldn't come out due to its size. When it finally does, you're in bliss.
If you watch to the end, the crayfish seems to be in bliss too while lying on its back.
>> Anonymous
I had a pet crayfish a while back. Back then I was upset when he moulted cuz I was never around to see it. Now, watching this video, i think I might have freaked out at first, thinking he was dying or sick.

But once the new shell hardens, they just look that much cooler.