Instar Collection (#2)

Mountain Huntsman Spider (Isopeda montana) young instar, walking amongst leaf litter on ground, Western Australia, Australia

Lobster Moth (Stauropus fagi) second instar larva, just emerged from larval skin, Oxfordshire, England

Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophytes punctatissima) first instar young, resting on Horseshoe Orchid (Ophrys ferrum-equinum) flower sepals, Peloponesos, Southern Greece, april

Bush cricket metamorphosis. This male bush cricket has just shed its skin (top) to become an adult (bottom). The process happens at night

Emperor dragonfly metamorphosis
Image 1 of 7. Emperor dragonfly metamorphosis. Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) larva resting on a plant stalk about to begin its metamorphosis into the adult (imago) stage

Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) emerging from its exuvia. The abdomen is hanging down as it has still not been pumped to its full length. The process of emergence takes several hours

Common darter dragonfly metamorphosis
Common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) undergoing metamorphosis. Image 8 of 9. This is one hundred and sixty-five minutes after the thorax starts to split open, the wings have emerged

Desert locust and millet plant
African desert locust (Schistotecera gregaria) on Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum), artwork. The desert locust is a significant agricultural pest in Africa, the Middle East and Asia

Colorado potato beetle on potato plant
Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) with a potato plant, artwork. This beetle is a serious pest of commercial potato crops

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