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Most adult female insects are '''oviparous''', meaning they lay eggs which hatch after deposition
 
Most adult female insects are '''oviparous''', meaning they lay eggs which hatch after deposition
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===Simple Metamorphosis===
 
===Simple Metamorphosis===
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Hemimetabolous; nymphs emerge from the eggs which resemble the adult but are '''sexually immature'''. The nymph grows and undergoes several ecdyses, also known as moults. The nymphs becomes adults.
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'''Hemimetabolous'': nymphs emerge from the eggs which resemble the adult but are '''sexually immature'''. The nymph grows and undergoes several ecdyses, also known as moults. The nymphs become adults.
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Hemimetabolous = Egg -  Nymph  - Adult (3 stages).
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Hemimetabolous = Egg -  Nymph  - Adult (3 stages)
    
===Complex Metamorphosis===
 
===Complex Metamorphosis===
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Holometabolous; larva emerge from the eggs and do not resemble the adults.  The larva feed, grow and undergoes several ecdyses. Larvae undergoes a quiescent stage where the outer cuticle hardens to form a pupa, some species have a silken cocoon.  The adult develops inside the pupal case before emerging e.g. Fleas and dipteran flies[[Category:Insecta]]
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'''Holometabolous''': larvae emerge from the eggs and do not resemble the adults.  The larva feeds, grows and undergoes several ecdyses. Larva undergoes a quiescent stage where the outer cuticle hardens to form a pupa, some species have a silken cocoon.  The adult develops inside the pupal case before emerging e.g. [[Fleas|fleas]] and [[Flies|dipteran flies]].
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Holometabolous = Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult (4 stages)
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Holometabolous = Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult (4 stages).
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[[Category:Insecta]]
 
   
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