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Why is a baby cockroach called a 'nymph'?

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Not only baby roaches are called nymphs; any insect that has incomplete metamorphosis (dragonflies, mayflies, mantises, termites, grasshoppers) has immature forms called nymphs. Insects with complete metamorphosis (butterflies, flies, bees, ants) have immature forms called larvae. read more

The baby roaches, or nymphs remain in the egg pouch for about three weeks but can take up to two months to hatch, depending on species and environmental conditions. They emerge as white nymphs, and it takes a few minutes for them to gain use of their limbs. read more

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