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nymph

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Also known as nymphs, nymfy

immature form of insects and some other invertebrates

AI overview

A nymph is the immature form of certain insects and other invertebrates that gradually changes into its adult form through molting rather than undergoing a dramatic transformation. Understanding nymphs matters because they make up a significant part of an organism's life cycle and help us recognize and study these creatures at different life stages.

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Encyclopedic overview

Two Schistocerca gregaria nymphs beside an adult In biology, a nymph (from Ancient Greek νύμφα nūmphē meaning "bride") is the juvenile form of some invertebrates, particularly insects, which undergoes gradual metamorphosis (hemimetabolism) before reaching its adult stage. Unlike a typical larva, a nymph's overall form already resembles that of the adult, except for a lack of wings (in winged species) and the emergence of genitalia. In addition, while a nymph moults, it never enters a pupal stage. Instead, the final moult results in an adult insect. Nymphs undergo multiple stages of development called instars.

Taxa with nymph stages

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “nymph” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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