A Beetle Is Shy

A Beetle Is Shy — page 1 — Egg Case of Spotted Tortoise Beetle

A Beetle Is Shy — page 2 — A beetle is shy It begins its life inside an egg soft and wingless tender protected by the roots of trees and the undersides of leaves

A Beetle Is Shy — page 3 — 3rd instar larva 6-7 days 2nd days EGGS 1ST INSTAR LARVA INSTAR LARVA 5-7 DAYS 5-7 5-7 DAYS The egg hatches into a wriggling larva that feasts on plant and animal matter growing quickly shedding its hard outer skin or exoskeleton many times as it gets bigger

A Beetle Is Shy — page 4 — pupa larva 4TH INSTAR 5-7 DAYS 6-8 DAYS Convergent Lady Beetle Then the larva begins its transformation in a cocoon-like pupa where it develops wings and antennae Finally a beetle twists and turns squirming free of the pupa’s leathery skin and its body and true colors emerge

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