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-Called hemimetabolous development
- Changes are gradual
- Eggs develop into nymphs which develop into adults
- Nymph resembles adult but are sexually immature
- A nymph moults several times as some parts develop before it becomes an adult
- Stage of development between one moult and another is called instar
- Occurs in insects such as locust and cockroach
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