Mary Bates, PhD

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Do Animals Feel Anxious During Molting?


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Animals are vulnerable during molting and frequently seek safe places to hide for its duration. For some scientists, this raises the question of whether arthropods experience anxiety during molting.

Read my latest Animal Minds blog post: Does Molting Make Animals Anxious?