Spider shedding it's skin

[sw2001]

I was wondering what happened with that crab spider, it seemed to get smaller and smaller, and all of a sudden something white appeared.

Before shedding the spider had 7 legs, and after it had 8 legs, the new one was white.

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Part 2

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Part 3

[Livinthalife]

wow! nice shot! I remember my brother tarentuala was "shedding" it lyed on its back for 2 or 3 days, we all though it was dead, then all the sudden it "popped" up and was fine, with its "shell" left behind. amazing you caught it all on camera!

[sw2001]

wow! nice shot! I remember my brother tarentuala was "shedding" it lyed on its back for 2 or 3 days, we all though it was dead, then all the sudden it "popped" up and was fine, with its "shell" left behind. amazing you caught it all on camera!

Thank you Andi :D

It didn't take that long, all that happened in a few minutes and it was out of the skin. Then it was hanging there for about half an hour and when we looked again it was gone (I guess it was the wind, cos we couldn't see it anywhere).

[racketman]

interesting that the new look spider has a complete set of legs. Thanks for posting.

[Bald Eagle]

Fantastic series, very well done with these, I have yet to spot something lie this, thank you for sharing it.:D :D :D

[sw2001]

interesting that the new look spider has a complete set of legs. Thanks for posting.

You are welcome. I saw already a couple times spider with one leg shorter and different colored than the other one, but never saw how it works until now :D

[dpastern]

Superb series of images, very impressive!

Dave

[sw2001]

Fantastic series, very well done with these, I have yet to spot something lie this, thank you for sharing it.:D :D :D

You are welcome and thanks for your kind comment. We were lucky to be on the right place at the right time :D

[sw2001]

Superb series of images, very impressive!

Dave

Thank you Dave :D

[Livinthalife]

good thing it only took 30 minutes! 2-3 days would have been agony! :)

[TammieO]

Really neat set of photos! Thanks for sharing.

[beckybun]

That is hella creepy...but a great capture. Nice work!

[Athena]

Wow - these are great - like a Nat Geo mini series. ;)

I really like the second one of part two. It looks like he's saying "ah!" while stretching out in his new, non-restrictive skin. :)

[cgratti]

Ahhh, a molting spider... Thats something you dont see often, consider yourself luck to be able to see and photograph such an event.

[krash]

awesome and you gotta love that new leg that came in as well.

[LordV]

Wow- wonderful series- great when you capture an event like this- quite exciting to photograph and witness. Love the empty skin at the ens :)
Brian V.

[Omri Alon]

Great capture!!! Nice shots :D

[Samiad]

Nice pics, kinda freaks me out a little though. :P

[kallousa]

Excellent series of that rare chance werner
Thanks for sharing

Regards

[JoseC]

Wow that's something to whitness.
Very good pictures too.
Rgds
Jose

[hidden forms]

wonderful pics, great series of capturing the moment :D , good timing:D

[sw2001]

Thank you all for your kind comments :D :D :D