metamorphosis
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Metamorphosis. Metamorphosis. Means to change or transform something. Insects that undergo Metamorphosis. Ants. Beetles. Mosquitoes. Moths. BUTTERFLIES!. Stage 1--Egg. Female adult butterflies lay lots of eggs on plants - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Metamorphosis
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MetamorphosisMeans to change or
transform something
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Insects that undergo Metamorphosis
AntsMosquitoes Beetles
Moths BUTTERFLIES!
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Stage 1--Egg Female adult
butterflies lay lots of eggs on plants
The eggs use the plants as food to get their needed nutrients, so that they can soon hatch
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Stage 2--Larva This is when the egg
hatches into a caterpillar This is also known as
the feeding stage for the caterpillar The caterpillar eats lots
of food to grow big It usually grows to be
about 100x larger than its original size
The food is stored and used later as an adult
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Stage 3--Pupa This is the cocoon stage, which is also known
as the transition stage. When caterpillars are full grown, they stop
eating and become pupas That means they wrap themselves into a
cocoon A cocoon is a protective covering made of silk The cocoon hangs from a branch while the
caterpillar transforms inside of it Takes about 2 weeks to a month for the transformation to
occur
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Stage 4—Adult This is the stage where the
butterfly is now full grown It is the butterfly’s job to
mate and lay more eggs (to start the metamorphosis process all over again!)
Butterfly’s need to fly so that they can fly around and find the best (safest) spot to lay their eggs
Most adult butterflies only live for about 1-2 weeks