Nope - mealworms are the larval stage of a beetle.
The mealworm is a type of beetle. It is the larval stage of a beetle known as the Darkling Beetle.
A mealworm larva is the name of a young mealworm beetle. Once a larva is hatched, it takes about 19 days to enter the pupal stage.
Yes they do. Mealworms are the larval stage of a beetle. The larvae are fed to a wide range of spiders and lizards as food. See the related links for pictures of the larva and adult.
of course not they would rather eat pooh and slobber
A mealworm goes through four stages in its life cycle: egg, larva (mealworm), pupa, and adult beetle. The larva stage is the most well-known as it is the long, worm-like form that is often used as food for animals such as reptiles and birds.
A mealworm has 5 stages they go through.
The mealworm larva is the second life stage of the darkling beetle. One of the significant structural adaptations is the way that it is physically designed for burrowing through decaying vegetable matter, allowing it to avoid predation by casual observers.
CATERPILLAR
No, reptiles do not have a larval stage. Unlike some amphibians and insects, reptiles hatch from eggs in a form that resembles miniature adults. They do not undergo metamorphosis like amphibians that have larval stages such as tadpoles.
In parts of mainland Europe the red lily beetle is kept in check by four species of parasitic wasp that attack the larval stage. See Wikipedia link for more details.
The proess in which an animal or insect transforms from stage to stage of life and comes out as a completely different thing. A common example would be a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. First the egg stage, then the larve stage, then the pupa stage, then the adult stage. Some other examples would be a frog to a tadpole, a mealworm to a beetle, etc.