#Tarantula<br />A tarantula has been caught on camera shaking off its old skin in a strenuous molting process.<br /><br />Incredible time-lapse footage shows the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula completely shedding its skin while shaking intensely. <br /><br />The creature is seen laying on the ground and pushing up as the old layer comes off of its body.<br />The spider uses its legs to make sure it has completely shed its skin and then appears to finalise the change by kicking it away.<br /><br />The Brazilian whiteknee then starts to stretch out its legs and get used to the fresh skin before the time-lapse ends.<br />Tarantulas molt to refresh the sensory hairs on the end of their legs that are used to detect smells, tastes and vibrations. <br /><br />Spiders can even regenerate missing legs during the molting process. According to Tarantulagude.com, before the tarantula starts molting, it goes through several other physical changes.<br />A bald spot on the spider's abdomen becomes larger, and the skin underneath changes from pink to black. <br /><br />The tarantula may stop eating altogether and the spider lays still for two weeks before the molting process begins. <br /><br />Kieran Brant filmed the spider and said: 'I decided to record this video as this is our male tarantula and being the first in our collection he is very dear to us.<br />'Unfortunately, after male tarantulas have their final molt they do not survive long.<br /><br />'This was our first tarantula that we purchased two years ago. We currently now own 180+ tarantula's and have started breeding projects. We also have lots of other reptiles and inverts in our collection.'<br /><br />Kieran runs a YouTube channel, Alternative Inverts, documenting the lives of his tarantulas. <br />
