#holometabolous

[fourwingedsnake]

I saw a bug in the shower and the moment I got out sent a picture to my friend and we frantically tried to ID it

Entomology has had such a unique effect on the way I see bugs.

I'll look at one and go "Does my lab already have that pinned?"

Anyway, this is:

Crane Fly, Order Diptera

[barbara-anna-husar]

#transmissionseed #transmissionsheet #frog #holometabolous #synapticjump #poisondartfrog #contemporarypainting #framed & #sold 😉 #galeriemaximilianhutz #theonlyconstantisholometabol

[ulezak]

Canisters of Fear by merohedra - http://ift.tt/1rsCivP - Maggot lovers unite - you have nothing to lose but the nonfeeding stage between the larva and adult in the metamorphosis of holometabolous insects. dont count your blowflies til your maggots have hatched. NO FEAR 

[bockelson]

I've always wondered

why metamorphosis in insects is so prevalent. It seems like a very odd thing to come into existence. Why undergo an entire reconstruction of the organism? What advantage does that endow? Why spend that energy?

I learned the answer today. The advantage of undergoing metamorphosis is that it allows the younglings and adults to occupy different ecological niches! UH DOY.

No competition between child and parent! That's incredibly useful. And just another reason why insects are such successful organisms.

PS: I also learned insects that have metamorphosis in their lifecycle are described as holometabolous. Those that do not are described as hemimetabolous.