Metamorphosis is the process by which animals physically develop and change form, with 88% of insects undergoing complete metamorphosis through four stages - egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Complete metamorphosis is exhibited by butterflies, beetles, moths and flies, while 12% of insects like grasshoppers and dragonflies display incomplete metamorphosis. Some non-insects also metamorphose, such as frogs developing from eggs to tadpoles and then into adult frogs.

1. Metamorphosis

2. Did you know? That 88% of all insects go through a complete metamorphosis…

3. Including: Butterflies Beetles Moths and Flies

4. A complete metamorphosis has four stages:

5. Egg

6. Larva

7. Pupa

8. Adult

9. Here is an example of a complete metamorphosis:

10. The remaining 12 percent of insects go through an incomplete metamorphosis. Including: Grasshoppers and Crickets Dragonflies

11. Creatures other than insects metamorphosis such as Frogs and Salamanders

12. Frogs begin as eggs…

13. And develop from Tadpoles Into frogs

14. The frog life cycle