How metamorphosis works
In short: Metamorphosis is a biological process where animals undergo conspicuous and relatively abrupt changes in body structure during development.
1. Metamorphosis is a biological process in which an animal undergoes a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in its body structure. 2. Some insects, fish, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, cnidarians, echinoderms, and tunicates undergo metamorphosis. 3. Holometabolous development involves a complete metamorphosis, including a pupal or resting stage between the larval and adult forms. 4. In insects, growth and metamorphosis are controlled by hormones synthesized by endocrine glands near the front of the body.
Sources: Wikipedia, “Metamorphosis (Wikipedia)” (CC BY-SA 4.0). Illustrative, not to scale.
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