Can you tell me some insects that undergo complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis? ?
Incomplete Metamorphosis About 12% of all insects go through incomplete metamorphosis. Incomplete metamorphosis has 3 stages. Egg – A female insect lays eggs. These eggs are often covered by an egg case which protects the eggs and holds them together. Nymph – The eggs hatch into nymphs. Nymphs looks like small adults, but usually don’t have wings. Insect nymphs eat the same food that the adult insect eats. Nymphs shed or molt their exoskeletons (outer casings made up of a hard substance called chitin) and replace them with larger ones several times as they grow. Most nymphs molt 4-8 times. Adult – The insects stop molting when they reach their adult size. By this time, they have also grown wings. Complete Metamorphosis About 88% of all insects go through complete metamorphosis. Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages: Egg – A female insects lays eggs. Larva – Larvae hatch from the eggs. They do not look like adult insects. They usually have a worm-like shape. Caterpillers, maggots, and gru
