C. Many insects go through a life cycle of several stages before they reach maturity. There are four variations of metamorphosis in insects. A few insects have no metamorphosis. Here insects emerge from eggs looking exactly like adults, except smaller. Silverfish are an example of this type of insect.
Some insects go through a gradual metamorphosis.
In this case the insect changes shape gradually. Examples would be grasshoppers and crickets. Other insects have an incomplete metamorphosis. Here they change gradually until they reach the last stage. Dragonflies are an example of this type of metamorphosis.