Interesting Facts About Arthropoda

Interesting Facts About Arthropods

 * 1) In complete metamorphosis an insect goes through four distinct stages: Egg. Larva. Pupa. Incomplete metamorphosis is a type of metamorphosis in which an insect hatches from an egg and then goes through several nymph stages. Each nymph stage looks like a small version of the adult but getting slightly bigger with age. At the final nymph stage, the insect then molts into the adult form. Life cycle.jpg
 * 2) These great numbers of insect species and individuals were created by a number of factors including their long geological history, the capability of flight, their small size that allows survival in many various habitats, their ability to store sperm for delayed fertilization, and their general adaptive abilities to the environment. Dragonflylifecycle.gif