Common pond skater  (Gerris lacustris)

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Glossary

  • Incomplete metamorphosis: type of insect development (also known as hemimetabolous development) in which the adult form is reached via a series of moults. The larva (nymph) resembles a miniature wingless adult; the wings develop externally as the nymph grows.
  • Larvae: stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Jan 2003): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Olsen, L., Sunesen, J. & Pedersen, B. V. (1999) Small freshwater creatures. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. Southwood, T. R. E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London.
  4. Macan, T. T. (1959) A guide to freshwater invertebrate animals. Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd., London.
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