Do decorator crabs molt?

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I would assume they do, if I had thought about it before. I really thought the crab was dead until it occurred today that this might be his molt. What do y'all think?
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It's the pile of little sponges and zoa is the middle of the pic.
 
Yes they do. They are arthropods and all arthropods molt in order to grow. Cheers
 
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