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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

===Simple Metamorphosis===

===Simple Metamorphosis===

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.

'''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. E.g. [[:Category:Sucking Lice|sucking lice]].

 

===Complex Metamorphosis===

===Complex Metamorphosis===

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]]

'''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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