New Post: Do bed bugs shed their skin? - This question and answer has been brought to you by by Dead Bug Walkin LLC Bed Bug Heat Treatment Specialists. We service Northeastern Oklahoma with a large majority of our bed bug services coming from the Tulsa area and the surrounding towns near Tulsa. We offer free estimates or quotes for our bed bug treatments by phone. You can either call or text message us at 918-710-7529 anytime. What is the shedding of skin? Also called moulting: In arthropods, such as insects, arachnids and crustaceans, moulting is the shedding of the exoskeleton (which is often called its shell), typically to let the organism grow. This process is called ecdysis. Wikipedia › wiki › Moulting Moulting - WikipediaDefinition credited to Wikipedia. Bed bug next to its previously shed skin. Bed bugs will shed their skin or moult five times in their short lifespan which is an average of about 7 months for most bed bugs. In order to be able to grow to larger life cycles they must shed their exoskeleton also called a shell. Below is a picture of a bed bug caught in the middle of shedding its skin. Bed bug caught shedding its outer layer of skin or exoskeleton. Also called moulting. More images of bed bugs shedding their skins below... Adult bed bug next to it’s last life cycle moulting or shed skin Teenage bed bug that just moulted out of it’s outer shell. Bed bug caught while shedding its exoskeleton. Where do bed