Yes. Egg --> Mealworm (larva) --> Pupa --> Darkling Beetle (adult)
A mealworm eats a lot so that it can store food in its pupa stage.
Mealworms are hatched from the eggs of a beetle. The eggs hatch into mealworms. The mealworms turn into a pupa. The pupa hatch into beetles. The beetle then lays more eggs and the cycle begins again.
The mealworm is a type of beetle. It is the larval stage of a beetle known as the Darkling Beetle.
The first stage of a meal worm is the egg. The second stage is the larva. The third stage is the pupa and the last stage is an adult beetle.
first you start out with the egg. then the larva(mealworm). then a pup.Last but not least the beetle!!!!!!!
Mealworm Pupa or what breeders reffer to as "aliens" are a very tough exo skeleton insect. During this stage the worms are protected by their outter shell and this makes them very difficult to digest and swollow. Most leopard geckos would not eat them as they do not move enough for the insect to grasp the geckos attention. I do not reccomend using mealworm pupa "aliens" as feeders.
yes they do, it's very interesting because the queen is thin than all the reset, and have the most sharp teeth and can hurt you badly.
Once the pupa dies, it will begin to turn color. Before it emerges, it turns black and the orange wings can be seen through the pupa shell. If it doesn't emerge within 24 hours of changing color, it is most likely dead. After 48 hours, it is dead. A brown or other color pupa (other than black/orange when it is preparing to emerge) is a dead pupa.
The mealworm beetle is also known as the darkling beetle.
A mealworm has 5 stages they go through.
The man mealworm and the woman mealworm fall in love and make babies and then they grow up old and die together. <3