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What are pupae?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 2/23/2025

I know a lot about this, because as a little kid I raised mealworms to beetles. They start out as a worm, or the larvae. When it's time for them to mature, they make themselves a pupa, which vaguely resembles a cocoon. They imerge as fully grown beetles.

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