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The Life Cycle of Mealworms. Created by Mrs. Fortune’s Class November 2007. An adult beetle lays eggs in any type of grain like flour, cereal or rice. http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm.
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The Life Cycle of Mealworms Created by Mrs. Fortune’s Class November 2007
An adult beetle lays eggs in any type of grain like flour, cereal or rice. http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm
The mealworm hatches out of the egg. Its only job is to eat, molt and grow until it changes into…. It has 13 body segments with 6 leg pairs and 2 pretend legs at one end. http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm
…a pupa. The pupa must rest and change. http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm
The pupa turns into an adult Tenebrio beetle who is light tan. The beetle gets darker as it gets older. It can run fast, but not fly well. There are three body parts; head, thorax and abdomen with 6 jointed legs. http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm
This whole change process is called Metamorphosis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mealworms_in_plastic_container_of_bran.jpg http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm