1. Life Cycle of a
Darkling Beetle
(mealworm)
Elizabeth Driggers

2. Facts
As a mealworm grows, it spends time in 4
stages.

3. Concepts
A mealworm grows from an egg into a
larva, then a pupa, and finally an adult
Darling Beetle.

4. Process
Here are
some more
detailed
images
showing the
process from
mealworm to
beetle.

5. Procedure
Watch a pupa
turn into a
Darkling Beetle.

6. Principle
Check out this
time lapse video
to see how a
mealworm changes
in its life cycle.

7. Resources
• Fact Slide:
http://lhsfoss.org/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/tenebriob
eetles.html
• Concept Slide:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/beetles/mealwor
m/mealwormlifecycle.shtml
• Procedure Slide: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rK_No-
33XAA/TfUpjiBZSlI/AAAAAAAATbU/P4YXGawxWyU/s1600/Mealw
ormLifecycle.jpg
• Process Slide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn46HhdNS-
w&feature=fvwrel
• Principle Slide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp1p3ckx16w