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INSECT LIFE CYCLES – HOW DO INSECTS GROW?. http://www.avianaquamiser.com/posts/How_to_raise_silkworms/. http://coloringhub.com/cute-little-insect-coloring-pages/. What do you know?. What is metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is the development and growth a living animal takes to grow and change.
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INSECT LIFE CYCLES – HOW DO INSECTS GROW? http://www.avianaquamiser.com/posts/How_to_raise_silkworms/ http://coloringhub.com/cute-little-insect-coloring-pages/
What is metamorphosis • Metamorphosis is the development and growth a living animal takes to grow and change. • There are two forms of metamorphosis: • Incomplete • Complete Both images: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials_intros/beneficials-D_type_metamorphosis.htm Source: Australian Museum. (1968). Metamorphosis: A remarkable change. Retrieved on October 28, 2013 http://australianmuseum.net.au/Metamorphosis-a-remarkable-change
Incomplete & complete metamorphosis • An incomplete metamorphosis consists of THREE stages • A complete metamorphosis consists of FOUR stages Source: Hawkinson, C & Steber, L. (2008). Beneficials in the garden: Insect metamorphosis. Retrived on 28 October, 2013 http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials_intros/beneficials-D_type_metamorphosis.htm
Incomplete metamorphosis THREE stages: • 1. EGG • 2. NYMPH • 3. ADULT http://www.vtaide.com/png/grasshopper.htm
Complete metamorphosis FOUR stages: • 1.EGG • 2. LARVA • 3. PUPA • 4. ADULT http://insectzoo.msstate.edu/OrkinZoo/thriving.html
Which insects belong to which type of metamorphosis? Incomplete Complete