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Can females extrude multiple broods of eggs between molts?

April 26, 2017broods eggs extrude females molts

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Can females extrude multiple broods of eggs between molts?

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Yes. This is called consecutive spawning. Large females can spawn twice between molts, since they molt less frequently than smaller females (Waddy et al, 1995). Because they must molt to mate, they may be capable of storing sperm for fertilizing a second batch of eggs.