Search Results for: Extracts of aquatic invertebrates
shedding of scales is called ecdysis , or, in normal usage molting or sloughing. in the case of snakes, the complete outer layer of skin is shed in one layer (smith ). snake scales are not discrete but extensions of the epidermis; hence, they are not shed separately, but are ejected as a complete contiguous
outer layer of skin during each molt. molting serves a number of functions. first, the old and worn skin is replaced. second, molting helps to get rid of parasites , such as mites and ticks . renewal of the skin by molting allows growth in some animals, such as insects , and is believed to also serve...
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Snake
shedding of scales is called ecdysis , or, in normal usage molting or sloughing. in the case of snakes, the complete outer layer of skin is shed in one layer (smith ). snake scales are not discrete but extensions of the epidermis; hence, they are not shed separately, but are ejected as a complete contiguous
outer layer of skin during each molt. molting serves a number of functions. first, the old and worn skin is replaced. second, molting helps to get rid of parasites , such as mites and ticks . renewal of the skin by molting allows growth in some animals, such as insects , and is believed to also serve...
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Snake