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Soaring Majestically: The Harpy Eagle, Nature's Aerial Dynamo

on July 01, 2023

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on January 01, 2010

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How INSECTS LIVE AND GROW

How INSECTS LIVE AND GROW Since their bodies are encased in rigid shells, insects cannot grow gradually as we do. Instead, they grow in stages. They feed until their coat becomes too tight, then they stop eating and rest while it splits open. Meanwhile, a new shell has formed beneath the original one so, when the insect crawls out of .its old armor, it is already protected. This is called molting, After molting, it feeds voraciously until it outgrows this new shell, then molts again. In this way, it gradually increases in size. The form of the insect between each molt is called an instar. Most insects pass through three to six instars. However, depending upon temperature and food supply, there may be up to 30 iinstars before the insect reaches maturity. Insects are not born with all their adult features. They acquire these during certain moltings and pass through a series of “form changes." This process is known as metamorphosis. True bugs; grasshoppers, crickets. and mantids; ear...

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