Incomplete Metamorphosis

Incomplete metamorphosis is observed in insects that do not go through the larval and pupal stages. Unlike insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, their life cycle includes only the egg, nymph, and adult stages. Among the insects that undergo this kind of metamorphosis are bugs, cockroaches, crickets, dragonflies, and grasshoppers.

Insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis begin their life cycles as eggs. The eggs hatch into nymphs, or tiny adults that do not yet have wings. As the nymphs grow into adults, they develop wings and lay eggs, and a new life cycle begins.