A type of insect development with incomplete or no metamorphosis, where young look similar to adults.
From Greek 'apo-' (away, without) + 'metabole' (change) + '-ism'. Describes insects with minimal transformation from juvenile to adult form.
Insects like grasshoppers and cockroaches show apometabolism—they just grow bigger versions of themselves instead of going through the dramatic caterpillar-to-butterfly transformation!
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