Complex life cycles dominate among insects (estimated to be more than 80% of the species) and other invertebrates. Clearly, that plan for living is highly successful.

Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange majesty of the monarch to the lustrous red and blue of the peacock butterfly, but all butterflies ...

More than six years in the making, the book weaves statistical analysis, opinion research and old-fashioned reportage to draw a new picture of the adult life cycle. The traditional life cycle ...

Their full life cycle, from egg until death, lasts a maximum of 35 days. The eggs are called nits and hatch into small insect forms — called nymphs — which then grow into adult lice.

Exploring this new stage of the life-cycle. Something truly miraculous has happened in the course of the last century; which is that 25-30 years have been added to the life-span. If you’d been ...

Slide 1 of 4, A peacock butterflies eggs on a leaf., Eggs A European peacock butterfly's life cycle begins when an adult female butterfly lays eggs underneath a leaf. End of image gallery.

Learn about different animal life cycles with these interactive learning resources for KS2 Science students aged 7-11 from BBC Bitesize.