Text Structure-Complete Metamorphosis

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explain why the larvae grow so quickly.

provide information about why insects lay their eggs in particular locations.

inform the reader of the logical order of the stages of insect development.

describe the stage when someone will be able to catch the insect.

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Larvae, or work-like grubs, soon hatch from these eggs. This is the second stage of metamorphosis.

In the fist stage the egg is laid by the adult.

Some eggs are so tiny they can only be seen under a microscope, and some can be up to one-half inch long.

When larvae finally stop eating, they molt one last time into the third stage.