Arthropod growth confusion The current paragraph on arthropod cuticles and growth is confusing to someone who is reading this article to learn e g me as opposed to someone who already knows the subject e g the editors It makes three apparently different statements about arthropods and their cuticles Cuticles are shed in order to grow Hardened cuticles prevent further growth Cuticles are digested when arthropods need to grow I suspect that there is truth in all of these but there is no flow to this text that suggests what the complete truth might be Are these aspects of different arthropods Are they each part of a different growth cycle in all arthropods Are there other possibilities The wording suggests at least two editors for this text with entirely different writing styles that did not attempt to connect the two sections Could someone knowledgeable about this topic fix that paragraph Thanks