INSECTS: Reproduction and Metamorphosis

The life cycle of an insect is truly one of nature's most amazing phenomena. Watch as the diving beetle, the locust, and the enchanting swallowtail butterfly metamorphose from an egg to an adult before your eyes.
This beautifully photographed program documents the life cycles of various insects, from reproduction to adult, and shows how the insects adapt at each stage. In vivid detail, the reproduction and metamorphosis of the large diving beetle, swallowtail butterfly, fruit fly, locust, and dragondly are shown. The segment on the swallotail butterfly is particularly remarkable. Also explored are the changing food requirements and common habitats of each insect at each stage of development are expertly depicted and thoroughly discussed.