Molts are the old exoskeletons of insects, including cicadas. An exoskeleton, in case you’re not familiar with the term, is a hard outer covering that helps support and protect the bug.

Cicada molts its exoskeleton after emerging from the ground Once off the ground, cicadas shed their skins to try and survive being eaten before moving onto the mating phase to create the next ...

On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

Getting rid of their old winter coats and dreaming of a beach body, two African penguins on the shores of Camden’s Adventure Aquarium are going through their annual molt. Twenty-seven-year-old Cliff ...

Goldfinch molts in tune with spring. Sue Pike. In my continuing watch for more signs of spring, I see the daffodils and rhubarb are up, my neighbor's crocuses and snowdrops are blooming, ...

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans. Friends of the San Juans invites you to help protect the Salish Sea’s marine ecosystem by learning how to identify and report European green crab molts ...

At MSU's Bost Extension Center, a cicada rests after molting its exoskeleton. The insect prepares to join the campus chorus signaling that summer's end is near.

Getting rid of their old winter coats and dreaming of a beach body, two African penguins on the shores of Camden’s Adventure Aquarium, are going through their annual molt.