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The outside of an insect is called its exoskeleton. Certain insects, such as beetles, have a hard exoskeleton called a carapace. The exoskelton of an insect is made from a protein called chitin.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoIn most groups, nothing. In beetles and earwigs, the elytra (shields), but these are really modified forewings, so really still nothing. :P In butterflies, the wings are covered BY small scales which also carry the pigment for their vivid colours.
There's one group of small flies where the pronotum (part of the small shield covering the thorax) has become enlarged and covers the wings like the elytra do in beetles. They're called Celyphidae, look them up if you're curious as to how this works.
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∙ 12y agoit is called a chrysalis
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What is the stage in life cycle wherein the insect are at rest?
It is pupa stage .
What is the Stage after pupa?
The next stage after the pupa is the adult...... because when insects are born they are called magets.......then pupa.......then adult it is the cycle of insect life.
What is the life stage of an insect beginning with ch?
Chrysalis or pupa.
What is the third stage of a complete metamorphoses of an insect?
The third stage of an complete metamorphoses is pupa.
What is an imago?
The imago is the final stage in the metamorphosis of an insect, which comes out of the pupa.
Is there a insect without a pupa stage?
yes there is many like the butterfly :)
Insect in the passive stage between larva and imago?
This is called a pupa (or sometimes a chrysalis)
What comes out of a pupa?
Depends on what type of insect it is for. many species have pupal stage.
What activity distinguishes the larva stage from the pupa stage of an insect?
Being able to reproduce sexually. Answer from K12 :)
What do you think happens during the pupa stage?
The insect transformed to a new appearance and change the old one.
What does pupa stage mean?
The purpose of the pupa stage is so it can be protected from any harm that may be outside, so it encases itself in a safe envicronment so it can grow safely without defects. pupa is the resting stage. The larvae has to metamorphose into an adult whose body design is completely different from it's caterpillar design. hence all body parts have to grow into anew part, Its something like a baby growing from a foetus well protected fom externa factors. This is why a caterpilar gorges on food and stock energy in its body to be ued later
What occurs during the pupa stage?
I'm not certain that this is always the case, but I heard that most caterpillars will go into a comatose state, as their body liquidates. They release a bunch of chemicals into the liquid caterpillar mixture which direct the reassembly process that ultimately results in a butterfly or moth.
