Shedding of Shells in Lobsters and Shrimps

Notes

1. §177.1τοὺς ἀστακοὺς καὶ καράβους καὶ καρίδας — The accusative subjects of the infinitive ἐκδύεσθαι, forming an accusative-with-infinitive (A.C.I.) construction dependent on the main verb φησί.
2. §177.1τὸ γῆρας — Literally meaning "old age," but in the context of molting or shedding by crustaceans or reptiles, it is used metaphorically to denote the "old shell" or "slough." It functions as the direct object (accusative) of the infinitive ἐκδύεσθαι.