This is the reverse of the pattern found in most birds, which molt tail feathers from the center of the tail first, and then progressively toward each side. From LearnThat.org. [www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/.../Molting.html]
The period between each molt is known as an instar. From Wordnik.com. [La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha] Reference
Seria molt interessant pels que no podem assistir. From Wordnik.com. [EbreBloc 2009: xerrada sobre TeveON | [bauen]] Reference
They just molt every night and on special occasions. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
"It's natural for you to molt now and then, isn't it?". From Wordnik.com. [Lunatics]
Others leave their host twice to molt in or on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
Is that spider alive or dead or did it just molt a layer or?. From Wordnik.com. [Tarantula Shed | My[confined]Space] Reference
Photo By KingFisher907 in mid-molt from winter to summer camo. From Wordnik.com. [Field & Stream] Reference
More vehicles up on the road molt -- and melted into the lava. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2007] Reference
Estic molt content de la rebuda que ha tingut el meu nomenament. From Wordnik.com. [Javier Leiva, nou director de la Biblioteca de Catalunya | [bauen]] Reference
Un molt bon regal de Reis … una mica atrassat GrÃcies Jaume!!. From Wordnik.com. [El logo de BibTraining | [bauen]] Reference
Redstart in annual molt on August 11 in oak and juniper forest at. From Wordnik.com. [Birds from Coahuila, Mexico] Reference
Núria: molt content de tenir la biblioteca del meu poble a favor. From Wordnik.com. [Javier Leiva, nou director de la Biblioteca de Catalunya | [bauen]] Reference
Difficulty in escaping the "skin" of the last molt, disrupts molting. From Wordnik.com. [5 Effects on Insects] Reference
Probably waiting in molt, growing into a more focused hunter-killer. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
We put our arms around one another and watched the clouds molt in the sky. From Wordnik.com. [The Window] Reference
No obstant això, he vist un punt negatiu, i molt important, en tot plegat. From Wordnik.com. [Sobre “Selective Twitter Status” | [bauen]] Reference
De fet, a casa tenim una biblioteca familiar de la qual estic molt orgullós. From Wordnik.com. [Els altres bibliotecaris (2): Emigdi Subirats i Sebastià | [bauen]] Reference
Al final, la peli va resultar ser un curt (això si: molt friki i original!). From Wordnik.com. [Pel·licula: Tsukushi Public Library | [bauen]] Reference
I must tell someone I can trust, or I feel I will break into a premature molt. From Wordnik.com. [Diuturnity's Dawn]
Some insects molt more than 50 times, shedding their exoskeletons as they grow. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: Books about Bugs!] Reference
A snake in restless molt, abrading roughness, good riddance to all that dead skin. From Wordnik.com. [Spring] Reference
During this time, the birds can lose up to half their body weight during the molt. From Wordnik.com. [Black-footed penguin] Reference
To molt, the larva splits its skin open and wiggles out and then grows a new skin. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1079] Reference
Some chicken farmers forced their hens to molt by starving them for a brief period. From Wordnik.com. [Egg-loving salmonella bacteria have been sickening people for decades] Reference
But after which particular molt in the larval stage does the metamorphosis take place?. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
The young ticks have only six legs (Fig. 15) but after the first molt they all have eight. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
Skandranon was an odd sight just now; halfway into a molt, he was piebald black and white. From Wordnik.com. [The Silver Gryphon]
Us envio the dos contes: un molt borgi i molt filosfic -; l'altre, estrany the la seva obra. From Wordnik.com. [JJ Moreso: Trobada amb JPAS] Reference
They then molt (shed their skins), on a nearby plant for the last time and emerge as adults. From Wordnik.com. [Realistic Cicada Husk Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models] Reference
Each molt is called an instar, and five instars occur before a larva is big enough to pupate. From Wordnik.com. [4 Operating a Butterfly Farm] Reference
Kept it cool, (Phoenix), watered, things so it could molt, but would never deliberately touch it. From Wordnik.com. [Talking About Food and Farming with Orren Fox] Reference
The hospital is not an ideal place to keep a healthy young bird that just needs to wait out a molt. From Wordnik.com. [Livia McRee: A Tale of Two Ravens] Reference
Eggs fail to hatch, larvae fail to molt with azadirachtin levels as low as .3 ppm, inhibits feeding. From Wordnik.com. [5 Effects on Insects] Reference
Or perhaps longer summers allow the spiders to molt-shedding old exoskeletons-more often and thereby grow bigger during their lifetimes. From Wordnik.com. [Spiders Getting Bigger | Impact Lab] Reference
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