Change is Good
![A female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) feeding on the flower of a Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica). www.distanthill.org](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=681x1024:format=jpg/path/sdccc40e06c1472d8/image/i8bf051027ac8a71e/version/1697820102/a-female-eastern-tiger-swallowtail-butterfly-papilio-glaucus-feeding-on-the-flower-of-a-siberian-iris-iris-sibirica-www-distanthill-org.jpg)
All insects change in form as they grow; this process is called Metamorphosis. There are two kinds of insect metamorphosis, simple (or incomplete) and complex (or complete) metamorphosis.
- Simple metamorphosis: Grasshoppers, along with dragonflies and many other insects, go through simple metamorphosis. This is a 3 stage process: Egg to Nymph to Adult. The young nymphs usually look much like small wingless adults. The wings develop externally.
Here is a partial list of insects that use simple metamorphosis.
- Complex metamorphosis: Butterflies and moths undergo complex metamorphosis, in which there are 4 distinct stages: Egg to Larva to Pupa to Adult. With Complex metamorphosis, the immature insects and the adults have different forms, often live in different habitats, and may have very different behavior.