Hemimetabolism
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Hemimetabolism or hemimetaboly, also called partial metamorphosis and paurometabolism, is the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: the egg, nymph, and the adult
Eight locust instars illustrate the gradual change in hemimetabolous insects.
Nymphs and adults of Lygaeus turcicus, Hemiptera
Termite
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Termites are a group of eusocial insects which consume a variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus. They are distinguished by their beaded antennae
Hemimetabolism
…Mantodea (praying mantises) Blattodea (cockroaches and termites) Dermaptera (earwigs…
Coptotermes formosanus shiraki US Gov k 8204 7
The external appearance of the giant northern termite Mastotermes darwiniensis is suggestive of the close relationship between termites and other cockroaches.
Macro image of a worker.
Diagram showing a wing, along with the clypeus and leg