Theo Bosboom / Long jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa) catching Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) as it emerges from its nymph exoskeleton, Hondenven, Tubbergen, the Netherlands, July.

Martin Dohrn / Newly emerged mosquito waits for exoskeleton to harden {Culex pipiens} C UK UK

Duncan Mcewan / Sowbug woodlouse (Oniscus asellus) shedding exoskeleton. Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, Europe

Emanuele Biggi / Mantis (Leptomantella sp.) transparent exoskeleton with crawling on a leaf, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. Highly commended in the Macro Category of the MontPhoto Competition 2019.

David Hall / Haig's porcelain crab (Porcellanella haigae) living commensally on Sea pen (Pennatulacea) Crab recently emerged from exoskeleton. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph shedding exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph shedding exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph shedding exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph shedding exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. April

Chris Mattison / Jewel beetle (Polybothris sp) amongst moss, dorsal view / top. Vohiparara, Madagascar. Sequence 1/2.

Tony Wu / Giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii) brought up from a depth of 300m to 400m. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. April 2018. Focus stacked image.