Explain the difference between life cycle of locust and butterfly
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LOCUST- 1)Egg-
After fertilization, the female locusts usually lays her eggs inside holes made in warm, damp soil or sand known as pods. The female locusts produce a froth-liquid that encloses the eggs which ensure hydration and protection from predators. After this, the eggs undergo further development and enter the nymph stage.
2) Nymph stage-After 10 days to two weeks of egg-laying, the eggs hatch and nymphs come out. These newly hatched locusts are called hoppers or nymphs. Gradually as the nymph grows, they shed their skin or moult five times. These moulting phases are known as instars. After the fifth instar, the nymph develops wings and reproductive organs.
3) Fledgling-the fifth moulting, even though the nymphs have fully grown wings, they are still soft and fragile. Due to this, the fledgelings are unable to fly yet. During this stage, the exoskeleton of fledgeling locust becomes harder. Fledgelings also consume large amounts of plants in order to conserve energy for reproduction and wing development.
4) Adult-after about two weeks, the fledgelings become sexually mature. During this stage, the adult locust is mostly migrating and constantly feeding. Adult locusts tend to gather in large groups and invade green plants or crop fields. The life expectancy of adult locusts is around eight to ten weeks. During this the male and female locusts mate, the female locusts lay eggs and the entire cycle begins again.
BUTTERFLY-1)the egg-female butterfly lays the egg on the surface of a leaf or a stem. The egg is tiny, oval or cylindrical and varies in color. The popular larvae form of a butterfly known as the caterpillar gradually grows inside the egg. These eggs hatch according to the favorable conditions outside, if it’s warm the eggs faster otherwise it takes a few weeks.
2)the larva-The larvae or in this case a caterpillar that hatches goes on an eating rampage. In this stage they eat, molt and repeat that process constantly. After hatching the caterpillar is extremely hungry and eats constantly. The caterpillar eats it way out of the egg and then continues to eat plants in the outside world.
3)Pupa-The caterpillar forms a vessel around it, called the ‘pupa’. Inside the pupa the caterpillar gradually grows and develops. During this stage the pupa creates skins around the vessel that makes the exterior hard. The chrysalis protects the pupa till it transforms into a butterfly and breaks out of the vessel.
4) Adult-the most prominent and known stage to human beings is the adult stage when the Chrysalis breaks out of the vessel with colorful scaly wings. At first these scaly wings are folded against the body of the butterfly because of its brittle nature. Once it pumps blood into the wing the butterfly flies in search of food and other butterflies to mate with. After the mating is completed, the female butterfly lays eggs on a leaf or flat surface and the whole cycle begins all over again.
Difference-Locusts go through an incomplete metamorphosis, or change. This means that they slowly change their size and characteristics. Butterflies go through a complete metamorphosis, and completely change how they look from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
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