Insect Metamorphosis

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Ametabolous

No metamorphosis; just grows larger (e.g. silverfish) and wingless

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Hemimetabolous

Incomplete/gradual metamorphosis; nymph stage before adult (no wings yet) e.g. dragonflies and grasshoppers

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Holometabolous

Complete metamorphosis: egg → larva → pupa → adult (88% of insects)

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Each larval stage between molts