Do Insects Lay Eggs?
Yes, insects give birth by laying eggs. Some insects lay their eggs on leaves, others in a nest, and still others lay eggs inside other insects. They lay many eggs at one time. This is just the first step in the life cycle of insects. Most insects continue their life cycle through a process known as complete metamorphism. However, there are other insects that go through incomplete metamorphism. During the complete metamorphic cycle, the female will lay her eggs in a variety of places. After an egg hatches, it is called a larva. Larvae are small and typically look nothing like the adult of the species. For example, caterpillars are actually the larvae of butterflies. Larvae spend their time eating large amounts of food while preparing to enter the next stage of development, know as the pupa stage. Insects entering the pupa stage will shed their exoskeleton and emerge as an adult. The caterpillar, for example, forms a chrysalis in which it hibernates and undergoes the major changes neede
