hypermetamorphosis
Multiple larval form changes
Hypermetamorphosis is a type of insect development in which larvae pass through multiple distinctly different forms before reaching adulthood, rather than the typical progression of similar-looking larval stages.
Blister beetles and some parasitic wasps undergo hypermetamorphosis—their first larval stage may be active and mobile, while later stages are grub-like and sedentary.
The term also appears in psychiatry for an excessive tendency to attend to and react to every stimulus, sometimes seen in certain brain injuries.
hormonal
Neuronal protein-like signaling molecule
- moultingShedding outer covering
- moultPeriodic shedding of covering
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- neuroendocrineNerve-gland interaction system
neuropeptide
Neuronal protein-like signaling molecule
- metamorphosislarval stage, pupal stage, chrysalis, cocoon, pupa
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