# Types of Metamorphosis

Complete vs incomplete metamorphosis. Complete: egg → larva → pupa → adult (butterflies, beetles, flies). Incomplete: egg → nymph → adult — the nymph looks like a small version of the adult and moults as it grows (grasshoppers, dragonflies, crickets). Why do some insects transform completely while others grow gradually?

Builds on: Insect life cycles: complete metamorphosis (hard, https://ai.page/c/insect-life-cycles-complete-metamorphosis/en.md)

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