Present participle of exuviate; currently shedding or sloughing off an outer covering.
From 'exuviate' + '-ing' (present participle marker), standard English verb form creation.
Watching a tarantula exuviating—the vulnerable process of splitting its exoskeleton and extracting itself—reveals why molting is such a dangerous time for arthropods, with predators keenly waiting for weakness.
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