Insect MetamorphosisSpectacular, full-color photos and a carefully written text explain the complex process by which an insect becomes an adult. |
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Adult cicada adult dragonfly Adult female Adult mantids adult moth become a pupa become adults become an adult Boxelder bug BRACONID WASPS called complete metamorphosis caterpillar eats caterpillar looks cecropia moth change from egg changes are taking chrysalis climbs cocoon crawling Dead leaf mantid devil after molting dragonfly nymph Eastern tiger swallowtail eats and grows exoskeleton splits feathery antennae female cicadas grow in stages head splits open hickory horned devil incomplete metamorphosis INSECT METAMORPHOSIS insects look inside the pupa Ladybird beetle lay their eggs Look closely look totally different Male moths mantid nymph MANTIDS Adult mantids eat mate Milkweed leaf beetle molting caterpillar mosquito pupa MOURNING CLOAK BUTTERFLIES mourning cloak caterpillar Nancy Goor nymphs hatch old exoskeleton PAPER WASPS pheromone Polyphemus moth praying mantid pulls pupa to adult ready to molt Ron and Nancy royal walnut moth skin dries spends the fall spring taking place inside trees wings wriggle wrigglers