Insect Life Cycle

Insect Lifecycle, written by Chuck Garofano.

《昆虫的生命周期》，作者：查克·加罗法诺

Introduction. When you were born, your body was shaped a lot like it is now. It was smaller, of course, but you had a head, legs, arms, and a torso. When you grow up, your body shape will be about the same. But some baby animals look nothing like the adults they will become.

导言 你出生的时候，身体的外形就和现在很像啦 当然那时候你更小，不过你有脑袋、腿、胳膊，还有躯干。 等你长大之后，你的身形也不会有太大变化。 但是有些动物宝宝的样子和它们长大后的成年动物完全不一样。

These animals have a different kind of life cycle. A life cycle is the series of changes an animal goes through during its life. Insects have fascinating life cycles. Some insects have a four -stage life cycle. The insect lives as an egg, larva, pupa, and an adult. Others have a three -stage life cycle. The insect is born as an egg, hatches as a nymph, and changes into an adult.

这些动物有着与众不同的生命周期。 生命周期指的是动物一生中会经历的一系列变化。 昆虫的生命周期特别有意思哦。 有些昆虫的生命周期分为四个阶段。 昆虫会依次经历卵、幼虫、蛹、成虫这四个阶段。 还有些昆虫的生命周期只有三个阶段。 昆虫从卵里孵化出来是若虫，之后再变成成虫。

What are insects? There are more than 800 ,000 different kinds of insects. They include butterflies, beetles, fleas, and flies. Although they come in almost every shape, most insects have a few things in common.

昆虫是什么呀？ 世界上有超过80万种不同的昆虫。 其中包括蝴蝶、甲虫、跳蚤还有苍蝇。 尽管它们几乎长什么样的都有， 不过大多数昆虫都有几个共同的特点。

All insects have six legs. Their bodies are divided into three parts. Most insects have wings and can fly. Most insects also wear their skeletons outside their bodies as hard shells. And all insects begin as eggs.

所有的昆虫都有六条腿。 它们的身体分成三个部分。 大多数昆虫都有翅膀，会飞。 大多数昆虫的骨架都长在身体外面，就像硬硬的壳一样。 而且所有的昆虫最开始都是卵。

Egg. You can find insect eggs everywhere if you know where to look. Most insects lay their eggs near the food they like to eat. Moths and butterflies lay eggs underneath leaves. Dung beetles lay eggs in balls of animal poop. Many flies lay eggs on meat. Some insects even lay eggs on other animals.

卵。 如果你知道找的方法，到处都能找到昆虫的卵。 大多数昆虫会把卵产在自己爱吃的食物附近。 飞蛾和蝴蝶会把卵产在叶子背面。 蜣螂会把卵产在动物的粪球里。 很多苍蝇会把卵产在肉上。 有些昆虫甚至会把卵产在别的动物身上。