July 12, 2023

I am a Schistocerca serialis ssp. cubense

I'm just a grasshopper nymph right now

I'll grow wings when I become an adult

Hemimetabolous metamorphosis is how.

Location: Oyster Bar Marsh Conservation Area, Vero Beach

Sources: https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-holometabolous-and-vs-hemimetabolous-metamorphosis-in-insects/

https://bugguide.net/node/view/2032037

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