Bed bugs are which type of metamorphosis?

Bed bugs are which type of metamorphosis?

• A. Complete metamorphosis
• B. Incomplete metamorphosis
• C. No metamorphosis
• D. Variable metamorphosis

Answer: (B)

Bed bugs undergo incomplete metamorphosis. They hatch from eggs into nymphs that look like smaller, wingless versions of the adult and must molt several times to reach full size. There is no pupal stage, so the immature and adult forms are similar in appearance aside from size. This is different from complete metamorphosis, where the insect passes through a distinct larval stage and a pupal stage with a very different adult body. No metamorphosis wouldn’t fit bed bugs, since they do change through molts, and variable metamorphosis isn’t applicable here.

Bed bugs undergo incomplete metamorphosis. They hatch from eggs into nymphs that look like smaller, wingless versions of the adult and must molt several times to reach full size. There is no pupal stage, so the immature and adult forms are similar in appearance aside from size. This is different from complete metamorphosis, where the insect passes through a distinct larval stage and a pupal stage with a very different adult body. No metamorphosis wouldn’t fit bed bugs, since they do change through molts, and variable metamorphosis isn’t applicable here.