Assertion: monarch | /r/CapableOf | shed its skin
Facets:
value: to form a protective casing
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The monarch spends about eight to 12 days as a caterpillar, molting or shedding its skin five times as it goes through five larval instars.
text: The Monarch butterflies go through prolonged stages of metamorphoses , starting with its larva or caterpillar, shedding or molting its skin an amazing five times before the pupa stage
text: Before the final molt, when it is ready to enter the pupa stage, the monarch attaches itself to a twig or another sturdy object and sheds its skin to form a protective casing around itself.